Plant Melilotus officinalis (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Yellow Sweetclover

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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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
3,4-DIHYDROXY-BENZOIC-ALDEHYDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLSOYASAPONIN-I	0	Root	not available	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AZUKISAPONIN-V	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AZUKISAPONIN-V	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIC-ACID	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.
COUMARIN	57	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN	57	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN	57	Plant	not available	2000.0	-0.20	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
COUMARIN	57	Shoot	500.0	5400.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN	57	Stem	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDRO-SOYASAPONIN-I	0	Root	not available	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
DIOSGENIN	7	Seed	not available	1000.0	-0.71	Duke, 1992 *
EO	0	Flower	not available	130.0	-0.42	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FAT	0	Seed	19000.0	83000.0	-0.96	Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID	61	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pharmazie, 46: 156, 1991.
FERULIC-ACID	61	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOMANNAN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	7	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	3	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic	5	Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	8	Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiadenoviral	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadenovirus	1	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiaflatoxin	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant	6	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergenic	2	Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antiallergic	4	Duke, 1992 *