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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
METHYL-SALICYLATE 21 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MOLYBDENUM 2 Stem 0.1 0.2 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN 34 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICYL-ALCOHOL 0 Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTOLEIC-ACID 1 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTACOSANE 0 Flower not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NIACIN 39 Flower 23.0 125.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
OCIMENE 2 Flower not available 12.0 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
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-3-ONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Root not available 49.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ONONIN 2 Stem not available 31.0 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
Trichomonicide 4 Martindale's 29th
Trichomonistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypanosomastat 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Tumor-Promoter 2 Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 4 HerbalGram No. 20, page 9.
Uricosuric 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterotrophic 5 Duke, 1992 *
VAM-Simulant 1 Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2.
VAM-Stimulant 1 Chau (1985) in Purseglove et al. Acta Botanica Sinica, 2.
Varroacide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 13 Duke, 1992 *