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
Fungistat	3	Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Glucogonogenic	1	LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic	1	Martindale's 29th
Goitrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Gonadotrophic	1	Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
GST-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hematopoietic	2	Merck 11th Edition
Hemolytic	3	Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hemopoietic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat	4	Duke, 1992 *
Hemostatic	1	Merck 11th Edition
Hepatocarcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatomagenic	1	Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Hepatoprotective	19	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotropic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide	6	Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Herbicide-Safener	2	Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2.