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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAACKIANIN-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Flower | 628.0 | 3490.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Hay | 2400.0 | 8100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOL | 11 | Flower | not available | 140.0 | 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 |
| MALTOSE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVIDIN | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Flower | 1.0 | 5.9 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Hay | 25.0 | 464.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | 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. |
| MEDICAGOL | 3 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Leaf Diffusate | 10.0 | 45.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEDICARPIN-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELILOTIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | 7060.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ANTHRALINATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-CINNAMATE | 5 | Flower | not available | 15.0 | 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 |
| METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRALINATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidermatitic | 5 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidermatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Antidipsomanic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Camphor) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Morphine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |