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Plant Medicago sativa (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Alfalfa; Lucerne
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
Subspecies
sativa
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CHRYSOERIOL 7 Shoot not available 28.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIOL-7-DIGLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIOL-7-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSOERIOL-7-TRIGLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRULLINE 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COAGULASE 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.
COBALT 2 Plant 2.0 11.5 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
COUMESTROL 13 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMESTROL 13 Plant 10.0 184.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMESTROL 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMESTROL 13 Shoot 5.0 190.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
COUMESTROL 13 Sprout Seedling 5.0 37.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COUMESTROL-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 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.
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CYTIDINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLYCERO-D-MANNO-OCTULOSE 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.
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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
Anticoronary 7 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antideafness 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidecubitic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 12 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 9 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 17 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidiarrheic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antidipsomanic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 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.