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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
HEXADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-2-ONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXANOL 3 Flower not available 27.0 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
HISTIDINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOPISATIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOPTEROCARPIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOPTEROCARPIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOSERINE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INERMIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INERMIN-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IONONE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE 4 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRILONE 4 Leaf 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
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 4 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 2 Chanphen, R., Thebtaranonth, Y., Wanauppathamkul, S., and Yuthavong, Y. 1998. Antimalarial Principles from Artemisia indica. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9):1146-1147.
AntiPMS 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 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 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 3 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th