Plant Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
ASPARAGINIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID	1	Pollen Or Spore	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE	24	Flower	not available	12.0	1.00	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
BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE	9	Flower	not available	22.0	-1.18	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
BENZYL-ACETATE	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Flower	not available	15.0	-0.76	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
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ALCOHOL	9	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-FORMIATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Flower	2.0	12.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Flower	not available	5.0	-0.68	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
BETA-SITOSTEROL	47	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.
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Flower	not available	338.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Leaf	310.0	3250.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Plant	not available	8000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Root	not available	31.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BIOCHANIN-A	32	Stem	not available	68.0	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
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.