Plant Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
3-BUTYLPHTHALIDE	0	Flower	not available	20.0	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
3-METHYLQUERCETIN	4	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLQUERCETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-P-COUMAROYLQUININE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
4',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-METHYLENEDIOXY-ISOFLAVONE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXYMEDICARPIN	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-7-DIHYDROXYMAACKIAIN	0	Leaf Diffusate	not available	5.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-7-DIHYDROXYMEDICARPIN	0	Leaf Diffusate	not available	7.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMAACKIAIN	2	Leaf Diffusate	not available	46.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMAACKIAIN	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN	6	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN	6	Leaf Diffusate	not available	75.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-METHOXY-MAACKIAIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
7-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-5-,7-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYISOFLAVONE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-3-METHOXY-QUERCETIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID	16	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ACETOIN	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	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
Apoptotic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor	4	Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide	1	Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Ascaricide	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent	1	Martindale's 28th
ATPase-Inhibitor	1	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Autotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bacteristat	2	Duke, 1992 *
Barbituate-Synergist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	2	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchoprotectant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant	1	Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bruchiphobe	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	9	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).