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Plant Medicago sativa (Fabaceae)

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Musculotropic 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Myocardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NADH-Ubiquinone-Oxidoreductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Natriuretic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 8 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nematistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neoplastic 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *