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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| RHAMNOSE | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 2.7 | 14.2 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Shoot | 7.0 | 35.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Plant | 5000.0 | 20000.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Plant | 5000.0 | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Seed | not available | 3000.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Sprout Seedling | 1100.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVAN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVAN | 2 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVANONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SATIVOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 68.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Fruit | not available | 120.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistomatitic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 4 | 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 |
| Antisunburn | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 7 | 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 |
| Antitachycardic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antithalassemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antithiamin | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antithromboxane-B2 | 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 |
| Antithyroid | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTMJ | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitoxemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |