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Plant Medicago sativa (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Alfalfa; Lucerne
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
sativa
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-5'-METHOXYSATIVAN 0 Plant 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.
(S)-N-(3-HYDROXYPROPYL)-AZETIDINE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Sprout Seedling 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.
10-METHOXY-MEDICARPIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
11,12-DIMETHOXY-7-HYDROXYCOUMESTIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-HYDROXY-2-METHOXY-PHENYL)-6-METHOXY-BENZOFURAN-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf not available 19.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-PROPANOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-METHOXYCOUMESTROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-METHOXYCOUMESTROL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-GALACTOSIDASE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-METHOXYCOUMESTROL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiaflatoxin 4 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 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
Antiaggregant 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 8 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialopecic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 4 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 6 Martindale's 28th
Antianginal 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th