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Alfalfa
Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Alfalfa · Lucerne · Foder-Lucerne · Foderlucerne · Luzerne · Luzerne cultivée · Maglys Rhuddlas · alfalfa · blaue Luzerne · blå lucern · blålusern
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ACETONE, ALFALFONE, ALUMINUM, AMYLASE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Medicago sativa subsp. sativa
Common names: Alfalfa, Lucerne, Foder-Lucerne, Foderlucerne, Luzerne, Luzerne cultivée, Maglys Rhuddlas, alfalfa, blaue Luzerne, blå lucern, blålusern
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Genome-wide identification and characterization of Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase (CDPK) gene family in autotetraploid cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa subsp. sativa) and expression analysis under abiotic stresses. · 2024 source ↗
- Genome-wide identification of JAZ gene family members in autotetraploid cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa subsp. sativa) and expression analysis under salt stress. · 2024 source ↗
- Genome-wide identification and characterization of Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase (CDPK) gene family in autotetraploid cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa subsp. sativa) and expression analysis under abiotic stresses · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETONE
- ALFALFONE
- ALUMINUM
- AMYLASE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BIOCHANIN-A
- BIOTIN
- BORON
- BUTANONE
- CAMPESTEROL
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLOROPHYLLIDE-A
- CHOLINE
- CHROMIUM
- CITRIC-ACID
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- COBALT
- CYCLOARTENOL
- CYTIDINE
- DAIDZEN
- 11,12-DIMETHOXY-7-HYDROXYCOUMESTIN
- EREPSIN
- FAT
- FIBER
- FRUCTOSE
- FUMARIC-ACID
- GUANINE
- HEDERAGENIN
- HENTRIACONTANE
- HYPOXANTHINE
- INOSINE
- LUTEIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MALONIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- 3'-METHOXYCOUMESTROL
- 4'-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL
- 2-METHYL-PROPANOL
- MOLYBDENUM
- NEOXANTHIN
- NIACIN
- OXALIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PENTANAL
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROPANAL
- PYRIDOXINE
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SHIKIMIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- L-STACHYDRINE
- STACHYDRINE
- STARCH
- SUCCINIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- TIN
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- TRIGONELLINE
- TRIMETHYLAMINE
- WATER
- XANTHOPHYLLS
- ZINC
- ARABINOSE
- GUANOSINE
- HYDROGEN-CYANIDE
- PROTEIN
- SAPONINS
- SILICON
- ADENINE
- 4-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID
- BETAINE
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- COAGULASE
- CRYPTOXANTHIN
- DAPHNORETIN
- FOLACIN
- GENISTEIN
- L-HOMOSTACHYDRINE
- INVERTASE
- LUCERNOL
- MALIC-ACID
- 3-METHYL-BUTANOL
- MYRISTONE
- OCTACOSANOL
- PECTINASE
- PHAEOPHORBIDE-A
- RIBOSE
- STIGMASTEROL
- THIAMIN
- TRICIN
- ZEAXANTHIN
- TRIFOLIOL
- ADENOSINE
- IRON
- ALPHA-SPINASTEROL
- ESCULETIN
- N-6-METHYLAGMATINE
- ALFALONE
- BETA-AMYRIN
- APIGENIN
- APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE
- 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL
- ARGININE
- AUROXANTHIN
- AZUKISAPONIN-II
- AZUKISAPONIN-V
- BAYOGENIN
- 2-(4-HYDROXY-2-METHOXY-PHENYL)-6-METHOXY-BENZOFURAN-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
- GLYCINE-BETAINE
- HYDROXY-PROLINE-BETAINE
- PIPECOLATE-BETAINE
- PROLINE-BETAINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CANALINE
- CANANAVANINE
- CANAVANINE
- CAPROIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE-5,6-EPOXIDE
- CAULOSAPONIN-B
- CHRYSOERIOL
- CHRYSOERIOL-7-DIGLUCURONIDE
- CHRYSOERIOL-7-GLUCURONIDE
- CHRYSOERIOL-7-TRIGLUCURONIDE
- TRANS-CINNAMIC-ACID
- CITRULLINE
- TRANS-COUMARIC-ACID
- COUMESTROL
- 4'-METHOXYCOUMESTROL
- ALPHA-CRYPTOXANTHIN
- BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN
- TRIGALACTOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE
- DIOSGENIN
- FERULIC-ACID
- 3',4',5-TRIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-FLAVONE
- 3',4',7-TRIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- 4',7-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE
- FORMONONETIN
- 3-BETA-GALACTOSIDASE
- GERANIOL
- BETA-IONONE
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-7-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
- KAEMPFEROL-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE
- LARICYTRIN
- LAURIC-ACID
- LICODIONE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LUCERNIC-ACID
- LUTEIN-5,6-EPOXIDE
- LUTEOXANTHIN
- LYSINE
- GALACTOMANNAN
- BETA-MANNANASE
- MEDICAGENIC-ACID
- MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-BETA-O-BETA-MALTOSIDE
- MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- MEDICAGO-GUCURONOXYLAN
- MEDICAGOL
- MEDICANINE
- 10-METHOXY-MEDICARPIN
- MEDICARPIN-3-O-GLYCOSIDE
- MEDICOSIDE
- MEDICOSIDE-A
- MEDICOSIDE-C
- MEDICOSIDE-G
- MEDICOSIDE-H
- MEDICOSIDE-J
- MEDICOSIDE-L
- MUTATOCHROME
- MYRSELINOL
- NEOCHROME
- NICOTIANAMINE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- ISO-PALMITIC-ACID
- ISO-PENTADECANOIC-ACID
- PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ
- PINITOL
- POPULNIN
- PYRO-GLU-TYR-PRO
- QUERCETIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- SATIVAN
- SATIVOL
- SCOPOLETIN
- SOYASAPOGENOL-A
- SOYASAPOGENOL-B
- SOYASAPOGENOL-C
- SOYASAPOGENOL-D
- SOYASAPOGENOL-E
- SOYASAPOGENOL-F
- SOYASAPONIN-I
- DEHYDRO-SOYASAPONIN-I
- NOR-SPERMIDINE
- NOR-SPERMINE
- BETA-SPINASTEROL
- STACHYOSE
- STEARIC-ACID
- APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE
- TRICIN-7-DIGLUCURONIDE
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- VITAMIN-A
- VITAMIN-D
- VITAMIN-D-2
- VITAMIN-D-3
- ZANHIC-ACID
- ZEINOXANTHIN
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- TRICIN-7-TRIGLUCURONIDE
- VITAMIN-E
- VITAMIN-K
- INOSITOL
- LIMONENE
- MEDICARPIN
- VESTITOL
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- CINNAMIC-ACID
- DAIDZEIN
- FLAVOXANTHIN
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-(6''-O-MALONYL-GLUCOSIDE)
- HYPEROSIDE
- MEDICOSIDE-D
- MEDICOSIDE-I
- MYRICETIN
- PHYTOFLUENE
- SOYASAPONIN-VI
- TRIACONTAN-1-OL
- TRICIN-7-GLUCURONIDE
- ZETA-CAROTENE
- 7,5'-DIHYDROXY-2',3',4'-TRIMETHOXYISOFLAVAN
- 7-HYDROXY-2',3',4-TRIMETHOXYISOFLAVAN
- AESCULETIN
- ISOCYTOSINE
- MYRSELLINOL
- PEROXIDASE
- QUINIC-ACID
- SUCROSE
- TRIACONTANOL
- TRYPTOPHAN
- XYLOSE
- 8-METHOXYCOUMESTROL
- 9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL
- ANTHOCYANINS
- ASPARAGINE
- BENZOYL-(S),(-)-MALIC-ACID
- BENZOYLMESOTARTARIC-ACID
- CEREBROSIDES
- CHLOROPHYLL
- COUMESTROL-O-GLUCOSIDE
- CYSTINE
- D-GLYCERO-D-MANNO-OCTULOSE
- FERREDOXINS
- FOLIC-ACID
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- HISTIDINE
- HYDROXYFORMONONETIN
- ISOLEUCINE
- L-ARGININE
- L-CANAVANINE
- LEUCINE
- LIQUIRITGENIN
- MALEIC-ACID
- MANNO-HEPTULOSE
- MEDICAGENIC-ACID-3-O-TRIGLUCOSIDE
- MEDICARPIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- METHIONINE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NONACOSANE
- ONONIN
- PECTIN-METHYL-ESTERASE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PHYLLOQUINONE
- PLASTOCYANINS
- PURINES
- RHAMNOSE
- SALICYLATES
- SATIVANONE
- SOYASAPOGENOLS
- SPHINGOSINES
- THREONINE
- TRIACONTANE
- VALINE
- VESTITONE
- WAIROL
- (-)-5'-METHOXYSATIVAN
- (S)-N-(3-HYDROXYPROPYL)-AZETIDINE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
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Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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