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
Chemopreventive	7	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cholagogue	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic	7	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholesterolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Circulotonic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant	6	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Paralytic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Sedative	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CNS-Stimulant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Coagulant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing	2	Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Colorant	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic	2	Martindale's 29th
COMP-Inhibitor	1	Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.