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
Antiperiodontitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	8	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiperoxynitrite	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPGE2	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodagric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipodriac	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiproliferant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostanoid	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiproteolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipsittacotic	1	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antipsoriac	3	Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.