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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemolytic | 3 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemorrhagic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hemostat | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 3 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Herbicide-Safener | 2 | Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2. |
| Herbistat | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Herpetifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |