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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHAEOPHORBIDE-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. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | 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. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 282.0 | 1500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PHYTOFLUENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINITOL | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPECOLATE-BETAINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOCYANINS | 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. |
| POPULNIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 2256.0 | 12000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE-BETAINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROPANAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 60000.0 | 347000.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 37412.0 | 199000.0 | 0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 332000.0 | 385000.0 | 1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PURINES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYRIDOXINE | 43 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| PYRO-GLU-TYR-PRO | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lactagogue | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91. |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 2 | 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. |
| Lipotropic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 10 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lupus-Generating | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |