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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER | 12 | Hay | 7.0 | 18.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | 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 |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | 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. |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMESTROL | 13 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Flower | not available | 461.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Leaf | not available | 349.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEIN | 32 | Stem | not available | 334.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZEN-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZIN | 10 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAIDZIN | 10 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECYL-ACETATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHYL-HOMOPTEROCARPIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEMETHYLPTEROCARPAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 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 * |