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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRUNETIN-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRUNITRIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Flower | 0.6 | 3.3 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTHINDIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTHINDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Flower | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |