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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Capillariprotective	1	Merck 11th Edition
Carcinogenic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac	1	Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective	2	Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	6	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Clastogenic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Co-carcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Collagen-Sparing	1	Duke, 1992 *
Comedolytic	1	Martindale's 29th
COMP-Inhibitor	1	Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COMT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Copper-Chelator	2	Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor	5	Duke, 1992 *