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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Flower 137340.0 763000.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Shoot not available 743000.0 0.86 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Flower 0.6 3.2 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL 3 Flower not available 22.0 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
CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE 0 Flower not available 19.0 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
CINNAMYL-HEXANOATE 0 Flower not available 14.0 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
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CLOVAMIDE 0 Flower 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.
CIS-CLOVAMIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRULLINE 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CLOVAMIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Flower 0.3 1.8 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitubercular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 19 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 4 Duke, 1992 *