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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
ASPARAGINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Flower not available 12.0 1.00 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
BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Flower not available 22.0 -1.18 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
BENZYL-ACETATE 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Flower not available 15.0 -0.76 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
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL 9 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-FORMIATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Flower 2.0 12.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Flower not available 5.0 -0.68 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
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Flower not available 338.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Leaf 310.0 3250.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Plant not available 8000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Root not available 31.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A 32 Stem not available 68.0 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
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 *