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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR-SPERMIDINE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 15.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOR-SPERMINE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 98.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTACOSANOL | 6 | 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. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | 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. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Plant | 2.0 | 18.0 | -0.69 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PECTIN | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN-METHYL-ESTERASE | 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. |
| PECTINASE | 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. |
| PENTANAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 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. |
| 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. |