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
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Stem 0.1 0.2 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICYL-ALCOHOL 0 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.
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTOLEIC-ACID 1 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTACOSANE 0 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.
NIACIN 39 Flower 23.0 125.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
OCIMENE 2 Flower not available 12.0 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
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-3-ONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Root not available 49.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Stem not available 31.0 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
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Copper-Chelator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Coronary-Dilator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Counterirritant 1 Merck 11th Edition
COX-1-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 7 Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ.
Culicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 2 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 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.
Cytotoxic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Dentifrice 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th