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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
OROBOL-4'-METHYLETHER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PAEONIDIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTOLINARIGENIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PECTOLINARIN 2 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.
PENT-1-EN-3-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECAN-1-AL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PENTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHASEOLIC-ACID 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.
PHASEOLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL 26 Flower not available 49.0 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
PHENYLALANINE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE 0 Flower not available 46.0 1.28 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
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower 580.0 3220.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Shoot 900.0 4500.0 0.50 Duke, 1992 *
PINITOL 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPECOLIC-ACID 2 Plant 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
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 2 Martindale's 29th
PTK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Pyrogenic 1 Kandasamy, S. B. 1977. Central Effect of 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic Acid (Arachidonic Acid) on the Temperature in the Conscious Rabbit. Experientia, 33: 1626.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 8 Duke, 1992 *
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respirodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Rodenticide 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sedative 13 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Soporific 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Spermicide 2 Martindale's 28th
Spermigenic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sunscreen 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.