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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE | 0 | Root | not available | 358.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE | 0 | Stem | not available | 108.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | not available | 23.0 | -1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | not available | 16.0 | -1.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTANE-2,3-DIOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | 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. |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Flower | 2358.0 | 13100.0 | 2.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Shoot | 4800.0 | 22900.0 | 0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALYCOSIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALYCOSIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALYCOSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALYCOSIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALYCOSIN-7-GALATOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALYCOSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Suppurative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thermogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tineacide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 7 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-II-Poison | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 167.1999. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tranquilizer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer? | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4. |
| Transdermal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |