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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Flower | 137340.0 | 763000.0 | 0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Shoot | not available | 743000.0 | 0.86 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Flower | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL | 3 | Flower | not available | 22.0 | not available | 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 |
| CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Flower | not available | 19.0 | not available | 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 |
| CINNAMYL-HEXANOATE | 0 | Flower | not available | 14.0 | not available | 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 |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-CLOVAMIDE | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| CIS-CLOVAMIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRULLINE | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CLOVAMIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Flower | 0.3 | 1.8 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 5 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Mutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocontractant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NADH-Ubiquinone-Oxidoreductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Natriuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 13 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |