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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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-BUTYLPHTHALIDE 0 Flower not available 20.0 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
3-METHYLQUERCETIN 4 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLQUERCETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-P-COUMAROYLQUININE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-METHYLENEDIOXY-ISOFLAVONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXYMEDICARPIN 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-7-DIHYDROXYMAACKIAIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-7-DIHYDROXYMEDICARPIN 0 Leaf Diffusate not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMAACKIAIN 2 Leaf Diffusate not available 46.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMAACKIAIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN 6 Leaf Diffusate not available 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-METHOXY-MAACKIAIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-5-,7-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-3-METHOXY-QUERCETIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOIN 0 Flower 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
Antimange 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimanic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimenorrhagic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 4 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimicrobial 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 6 Martindale's 29th
Antimite 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimitotic 2 Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimononuccleotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
AntiMS 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.