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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.
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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiretinotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisalmonella 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscoliotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 19 Martindale's 28th
Antiserotonin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antishock 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisickling 2 Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990.
Antisilicotic 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antisinusitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antispare-Tire 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antispasmodic 20 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antispasmophilic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antispastic 1 Martindale's 28th