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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACETOIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Flower | not available | 41.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFROMORSIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFROMORSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFROMORSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE--6''-O-MALONATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Inflorescence | 126.0 | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Flower | 25.0 | 137.0 | 0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | 534.0 | 2966.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Flower | 8100.0 | 45000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 41000.0 | -0.21 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| ASH | 0 | Shoot | not available | 79000.0 | -0.55 | 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 |