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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Root | not available | 94.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN | 16 | Stem | not available | 280.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE | 0 | Root | not available | 221.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE | 0 | Stem | not available | 418.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMONONETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUFURAL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Flower | not available | 19.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Leaf | 22.0 | 23.0 | -0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Root | not available | 10.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTEIN | 81 | Stem | not available | 62.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENISTIN | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarthritic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiasthmatic | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 27 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibrucellosic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Anticancer | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |