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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiallergic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antialopecic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran? 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 5 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antianemic 3 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiangiogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 3 Duke, 1992 *