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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | 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. |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | 276.0 | 1470.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 18800.0 | 100000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 44000.0 | 49830.0 | 0.06 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Seed | 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. |
| AUROXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AUROXANTHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AZUKISAPONIN-II | 0 | Shoot | not available | 5.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AZUKISAPONIN-V | 0 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BAYOGENIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOYL-(S),(-)-MALIC-ACID | 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. |
| BENZOYLMESOTARTARIC-ACID | 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. |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Fruit | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 |