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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAACKIANIN-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Flower | 628.0 | 3490.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Hay | 2400.0 | 8100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOL | 11 | Flower | not available | 140.0 | not available | 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 |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Flower | 1.0 | 5.9 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Hay | 25.0 | 464.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Leaf Diffusate | 10.0 | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELILOTIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | 7060.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ANTHRALINATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CINNAMATE | 5 | Flower | not available | 15.0 | 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 |
| METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRALINATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistaphylococcic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 3 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 3 | 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 |
| Antisunburn | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antitartar | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithiamin | 2 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithrombogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTNF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitoxoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |