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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
IRILONE 4 Root *
IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower *
IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Leaf *
IRILONE-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root *
IROLONE 3 Plant 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 *
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 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Flower 1209.0 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Leaf 1067.0 *
ISOFLAVONES 0 Stem 744.0 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Plant *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Flower *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Leaf *
ISOQUERCITRIN-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower *
ISOQUERCITRIN-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Leaf *
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Flower ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ISORHAMNETIN 11 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ISORHAMNETIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiperiodic 1 *
Antiperiodontal 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 2 *
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 *
Antipermeability 1 *
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 *
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 *
Antipneumonic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodagric 1 *
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