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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 4 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 1 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Secretomotor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 9 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |