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Common Names
Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAACKIANIN-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Flower | 628.0 | 3490.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Hay | 2400.0 | 8100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOL | 11 | Flower | not available | 140.0 | not available | Buchnauer,G.,Jirovetz,L.,Nikiforov,A.1996.Comparative Investigation of Essential Clover Flower Oils from Austria Using Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry,and Gas Chrom.-Olfactometry.J.Agrc.Food Chem.44:1827-8 |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Flower | 1.0 | 5.9 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Hay | 25.0 | 464.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Leaf Diffusate | 10.0 | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELILOTIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | 7060.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ANTHRALINATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CINNAMATE | 5 | Flower | not available | 15.0 | 1.00 | Buchnauer,G.,Jirovetz,L.,Nikiforov,A.1996.Comparative Investigation of Essential Clover Flower Oils from Austria Using Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection,Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry,and Gas Chrom.-Olfactometry.J.Agrc.Food Chem.44:1827-8 |
| METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRALINATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichthyosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiincontinence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfarctal | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 25 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 3 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |