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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCERNOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | 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. |
| LUTEIN-5,6-EPOXIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN-5,6-EPOXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOXANTHIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 432.0 | 2300.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALEIC-ACID | 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. |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | 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. |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | 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. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNO-HEPTULOSE | 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. |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | 320.0 | 600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID | 7 | Pt | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-MALTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Root | 1200.0 | 87878.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoptotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 10 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiasthmatic | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiasthmatic? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiautistic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 28 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |