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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORON | 4 | Plant | 17.0 | 45.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | not available | 14.0 | -1.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 1690.0 | 8990.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANALINE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANANAVANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CANAVANINE | 14 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | 123704.0 | 658000.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 401000.0 | 454135.0 | -0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CAULOSAPONIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEREBROSIDES | 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. |
| CHLOROPHYLL | 21 | 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. |
| CHLOROPHYLLIDE-A | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Shoot | not available | 1710.0 | 1.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |