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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENISTIN-6''-O-MALONATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN-6''-O-MALONATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Flower | not available | 3.0 | -0.52 | 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 |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Plant | 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. |
| GLUCURONIC-ACID | 4 | Plant | 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. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GUM | 0 | Flower | 9000.0 | 50000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENTRIACONTANE | 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. |
| HEPTADECENOIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTAN-2-ONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-2-EN-AL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| ER-Beta-Binder | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 8 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogen-Agonist | 3 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 139.1999. |
| Estrogenic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fatal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| FEMA | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatulent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 21 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |