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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Spermigenic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Sweetener | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Systolic-Depressant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tineacide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 8 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Poison | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |