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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACETOIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Flower | not available | 41.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOPHENONE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFROMORSIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFROMORSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AFROMORSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE--6''-O-MALONATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLANTOIN | 12 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Inflorescence | 126.0 | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Flower | 25.0 | 137.0 | 0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 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. |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Flower | 534.0 | 2966.0 | 0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Flower | 8100.0 | 45000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 41000.0 | -0.21 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| ASH | 0 | Shoot | not available | 79000.0 | -0.55 | 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 * |