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Plant Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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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
IRILONE 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IROLONE 3 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
IRON 6 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Shoot 10.0 1850.0 1.81 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ISOCHANIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Flower not available 1209.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Leaf not available 1067.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Stem not available 744.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ISORHAMNETIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant 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
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 10 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 7 Duke, 1992 *