Plant Medicago sativa (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Alfalfa; Lucerne

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

Subspecies

sativa

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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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor	25	Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990.
Antitumor (Bladder)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	10	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colorectal)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	8	Cancer Research, 48: 5941.