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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deodorant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dopaminergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Dye | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97. |
| Emmenagogue | 3 | Wealth of India. |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |