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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |