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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-SALICYLATE | 21 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Stem | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | 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. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTOLEIC-ACID | 1 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTACOSANE | 0 | 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. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Flower | 23.0 | 125.0 | 0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Flower | not available | 12.0 | 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 |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Root | not available | 49.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ONONIN | 2 | Stem | not available | 31.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiodontalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antioncychomycotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antionychogryphotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antionychyotic | 2 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiosteoporotic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiotitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant? | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipeptic | 2 | 25 Dispensatory |