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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Flower | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Root | not available | 29.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Stem | not available | 6.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SLAFRAMINE | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Flower | 29.0 | 160.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-D | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-E | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-F | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOLS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Flower | 21600.0 | 120000.0 | 0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECAN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| cAMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133. |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 43 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 9 | Martindale's 28th |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillarifortificant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillarigenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 3 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |