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Common Names
White Melilot
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 41000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAO | 0 | Plant | not available | 6900.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DICUMAROL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 56000.0 | 83000.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | not available | 113000.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | not available | 129000.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | 27000.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| K2O | 0 | Plant | not available | 8300.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELILOTIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Plant | not available | 8300.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-COUMARIC-ACID | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P2O5 | 0 | Plant | not available | 1600.0 | -1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Seed | not available | 81000.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 45000.0 | 165000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 364000.0 | 428000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROBINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | not available | 12000.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antivaricose | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Beta-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 1 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Fungicide | 1 | Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991. |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Pesticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Vasodilator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |