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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-0-METHYLCOUMESTROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| 7,5'-DIHYDROXY-2',3',4'-TRIMETHOXYISOFLAVAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-HYDROXY-2',3',4-TRIMETHOXYISOFLAVAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHOXYCOUMESTROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL | 0 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETONE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENINE | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Fruit | not available | 140.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALFALFONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALFALONE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Fruit | not available | 37.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-SPINASTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Plant | 26.0 | 257.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Plant | 25.0 | 135.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYLASE | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cerebroprotective | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 7 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cholagogue | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 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. |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coagulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |