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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiemetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiencephalopathic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendoccytotic | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiendotoxic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Antienteritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepitheleomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |