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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
PRUNETIN-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PRUNITRIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN 3 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RESINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
RHAMNOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower 0.6 3.3 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ROTHINDIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ROTHINDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Flower 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.
SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Flower 0.1 0.8 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Stem not available 0.0 -0.43 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
Antihangover 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 4 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Martindale's 28th
Antihepatitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antihepatotoxic 9 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 10 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 6 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocysteine 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrocoele 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihydrophobic 1 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *