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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
PISATIN 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Flower 3600.0 20000.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Shoot 5400.0 26700.0 0.20 Duke, 1992 *
PRATENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENOL-A 0 Shoot not available 3.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENOL-B 0 Shoot not available 1.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSEIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSEIN 1 Leaf 13.0 153.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSEIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSEIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSEIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSIN 0 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.
PRATENSIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRATENSOL 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.
PRATOL 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.
PROTEIN 0 Flower 20700.0 115000.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 360000.0 380000.0 1.30 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
PROTEIN 0 Shoot 41000.0 280000.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PRUNETIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRUNETIN 2 Leaf 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
Histidine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 2 Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991.
Hypercholesterolemic 3 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Hyperglycemic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Hypertensive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypnotic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocholesterolemic 16 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 12 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 17 Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 10 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 12 Duke, 1992 *
Immunosuppressant 1 Martindale's 29th
iNOS-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *