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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
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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
TRIFOLITIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TYROSINE 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UNDEC-1-ENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VARIABILIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Flower not available 820000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ZINC 77 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 5 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 3 Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772.