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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICOSIDE-J | 0 | Root | 103.6 | 104.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICOSIDE-L | 0 | Root | not available | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 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. |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUTATOCHROME | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| MYRISTONE | 0 | 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. |
| MYRSELINOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRSELLINOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-6-METHYLAGMATINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCHROME | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOCHROME | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOXANTHIN | 2 | 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. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | 18.0 | 97.0 | 0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTIANAMINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICOTIANAMINE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONACOSANE | 2 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Toxic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer? | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4. |
| Transdermal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypanosomastat | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |