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
MEDICOSIDE-J	0	Root	103.6	104.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MEDICOSIDE-L	0	Root	not available	120.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	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.
MOLYBDENUM	2	Leaf	not available	0.0	-1.04	Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM	2	Stem	not available	0.0	-0.80	Duke, 1992 *
MUTATOCHROME	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN	34	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	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.
MYRISTONE	0	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.
MYRSELINOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MYRSELLINOL	0	Fruit	not available	60.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
N-6-METHYLAGMATINE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEOCHROME	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEOCHROME	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEOXANTHIN	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NEOXANTHIN	2	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.
NIACIN	39	Plant	18.0	97.0	0.28	Duke, 1992 *
NICOTIANAMINE	1	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NICOTIANAMINE	1	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NONACOSANE	2	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.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitussive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitympanitic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer	14	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer?	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	21	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiwrinkle	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic	9	Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4.
AP-1-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aphicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac	1	Duke, 1992 *