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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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 *