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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERINE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Flower | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Root | not available | 29.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SISSOTRIN | 0 | Stem | not available | 6.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SLAFRAMINE | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Flower | 29.0 | 160.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-D | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-E | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOL-F | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPOGENOLS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGARS | 0 | Flower | 21600.0 | 120000.0 | 0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECAN-1-AL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | 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 * |