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

Common Names

Yellow Sweetclover

How this plant is used

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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
Anticarcinomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Breast)	1	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticariogenic	2	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Anticataract	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen	2	Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplement	1	Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Anticomplementary	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticystitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff	1	A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidepressant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidiuretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antidysmenorrheic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiedemic	3	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antielastase	2	Duke, 1992 *