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Common Names
Alfalfa; Lucerne
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
sativa
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 0.1 | 394.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | 28.0 | 149.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE-5,6-EPOXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MANNANASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Fruit | not available | 5.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SPINASTEROL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 19.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SPINASTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A | 32 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Plant | not available | 0.2 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | not available | 25.0 | -0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprostaglandin | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipsychotic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipyretic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiradiation | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiradicular | 14 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antiretinitic Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197. |
| Antisalmonella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |