An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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
DOCOSENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECAN-1-AL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DODECYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Flower not available 1700.0 -0.37 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
ESTRAGOLE 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-CINNAMATE 2 Flower not available 25.0 -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
EUGENOL 76 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Flower 6480.0 36000.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 85000.0 -0.95 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
FAT 0 Shoot 11000.0 36000.0 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Flower not available 99000.0 -0.40 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
FIBER 15 Shoot 77000.0 301000.0 1.37 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Flower not available 99000.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Flower not available 360000.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
FLAVANOIDS 0 Hay not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN 16 Flower not available 391.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN 16 Leaf 270.0 2470.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMONONETIN 16 Plant 800.0 7000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *