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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-O-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MEDICAGO-GUCURONOXYLAN | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | 6.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICANINE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN-3-O-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MEDICOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | 48.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-C | 0 | Root | 20.0 | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-D | 0 | Root | not available | 6060.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-G | 0 | Root | 0.0 | 132.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-H | 0 | Root | not available | 51.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-I | 0 | Root | not available | 231.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antischizophrenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscoliotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antisenility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 16 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiSeptic-Shock | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiserotonin | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisickling | 4 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispare-Tire | 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 |
| Antispasmodic | 20 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiSpina-Bifida | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisterility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |