red clover

Names

Common Names

• meadow clover
• purple clover
• red clover
• Chilean clover
• cowgrass clover
• mammoth red clover
• medium red clover
• peavine clover

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Lagopus pratensis

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known scientifically as Trifolium pratense, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. It is classified under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, falling within the order Fabales. Finally, it is a member of the family Fabaceae and is categorized under the genus Trifolium.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a widespread presence across various regions of Northern Europe. It can be found growing throughout the landscapes of Denmark and Finland. The distribution also extends to the islands of Føroyar and Iceland. Additionally, the species is commonly documented across Great Britain. These diverse locations highlight its ability to thrive in different Northern European environments.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Trifolium pratense has 265 reported phytochemicals identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include formononetin, Isoflavones, biochanin A, Prunetin, genistein.

formononetin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant cell reports
3. Cancers
4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)
5. Journal of natural products

Isoflavones

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant cell reports
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)
5. Food & function

biochanin A

1. Dr. Duke
2. Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA
3. Plant cell reports
4. Journal of natural products
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.)

Prunetin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of natural products
3. Fitoterapia
4. Journal of chromatography. A
5. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

genistein

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plant cell reports
3. Journal of chromatography. A
4. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

kaempferol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Steroids
3. Fitoterapia
4. Journal of chromatography. A

Irilone

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of natural products
3. Journal of chromatography. A

Isoflavone

1. Journal of food science and technology
2. International journal of biological macromolecules
3. Journal of chromatography. A

Ononin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Poultry science
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Phytoestrogens

1. Menopause international
2. Frontiers in pharmacology
3. Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society

Activities

Trifolium pratense has 747 reported activities identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Estrogenic, Anticancer, Neuroprotective, Antidiabetic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Trifolium pratense has 41 reported medicinal uses identified across 3 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include Alzheimer's disease, antidiabetic, depression, hot flashes, premenstrual syndrome.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations