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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRUNETIN-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRUNITRIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| RHAMNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Flower | 0.6 | 3.3 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTHINDIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROTHINDIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Flower | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Binder | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 5 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |