botanical record · discovered
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover · Purple Clover · Peavine Clover · Cowgrass · Carretón rosado · Chilean Clover · Chilean clover · Clofer Coch · Cowgrass Clover · Crvena djetelina · Czerwionô kòniczëna · Hirusta gorri · Koniczyna łąkowa · Maill Coch · Mammoth Red Clover · Marchfeillionen · Medium Red Clover · Meillion Coch · Meillionen Goch · Nisoobag+oon ezhi-wadong+in · Punane ristik · Punane ristikhein
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Eurasia, Iraq, Amerindian, US(Amerindian), UK, US, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Bronchitis, Burn, Cancer
Science studied: ALLANTOIN, ALUMINUM, ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID
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: Trifolium pratense
Common names: Red Clover, Purple Clover, Peavine Clover, Cowgrass, Carretón rosado, Chilean Clover, Chilean clover, Clofer Coch, Cowgrass Clover, Crvena djetelina, Czerwionô kòniczëna, Hirusta gorri, Koniczyna łąkowa, Maill Coch, Mammoth Red Clover, Marchfeillionen, Medium Red Clover, Meillion Coch, Meillionen Goch, Nisoobag+oon ezhi-wadong+in, Punane ristik, Punane ristikhein
POWO: 523575-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, Eurasia, Iraq, Amerindian, US(Amerindian), UK, US and 4 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Bronchitis
- Burn
- Cancer
- Catarrh
- Corn
- Cough
- Expectorant
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- Eye
- Pertussis
- Sedative
- Skin
- Sore
- Spasm
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Whitlow
- Asthma
- Diuretic
- Cancer(Bowel)
- Depurative
- Dyspepsia
- Scrofula
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- Eurasia
- Iraq
- Amerindian
- US(Amerindian)
- UK
- US
- Spain
- USSR
- Australia
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Bronchitis
- Burn
- Cancer
- Catarrh
- Corn
- Cough
- Expectorant
- Eye
- Pertussis
- Sedative
- Skin
show 11 more documented entries
- Sore
- Spasm
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Whitlow
- Asthma
- Diuretic
- Cancer(Bowel)
- Depurative
- Dyspepsia
- Scrofula
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Alterative · Turkey · "
- Alterative · Elsewhere · "
- Alterative · Eurasia · "
- Bronchitis · Iraq · "
- Burn · Amerindian · "
- Burn · US(Amerindian) · "
- Cancer · UK · "
- Cancer · US · "
- Cancer · Elsewhere · "
- Catarrh · Spain · "
- Corn · Elsewhere · "
- Cough · US · "
- Expectorant · Elsewhere · "
- Expectorant · Iraq · "
- Eye · Amerindian · "
- Eye · US(Amerindian) · "
- Pertussis · US · "
- Sedative · Turkey · "
- Sedative · US · "
- Sedative · Eurasia · "
- Skin · US · "
- Sore · Elsewhere · "
- Spasm · Turkey · "
- Tonic · Turkey · "
13 additional documented entries remain in the source 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
- Discovery of pseudobaptigenin synthase in fungal-infected Trifolium pratense roots. · 2026 source ↗
- Bioprocessing of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) Releases an Isoflavone Compound that Targets Membrane Fluidity in Parasitic Nematodes. · 2026 source ↗
- Structural analysis of chlorogenic acid from red clover ( <i>Trifolium pratense</i> ) extract · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALLANTOIN
- ALUMINUM
- ARGININE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- L-ASPARAGINE
- BENZYL-ACETATE
- BENZYL-FORMIATE
- CALCIUM
- CAMPESTEROL
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHOLINE
- COBALT
- COPPER
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
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- COUMESTROL
- CYANIDIN
- DAIDZEIN
- DELPHINIDIN
- L-DOPA-CAFFEIC-ACID-CONJUGATE
- EO
- EUGENOL
- FAT
- FIBER
- FLAVANOIDS
- FORMONONETIN
- FURFUROL
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HENTRIACONTANE
- N-HEPTACOSANE
- HISTIDINE
- HOMOPISATIN
- HOMOSERINE
- IONONE
- IRON
- ISORHAMNETIN
- ISORHAMNETIN-GLYCOSIDE
- ISOTRIFOLIN
- ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID
- LEUCINE
- MAACKIAIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MALVIDIN
- MANGANESE
- MEDICAGOL
- METHIONINE
- METHYL-ANTHRALINATE
- MYRICETIN
- MYRICYL-ALCOHOL
- OROBOL-4'-METHYLETHER
- OXALIC-ACID
- PECTOLINARIN
- PHASEOLIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PIPECOLIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- PRATENOL
- PRATENSOL
- PROTEIN
- PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN
- RESINS
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- SOYASAPOGENOLS
- THIAMIN
- TIN
- TRIFOLIANOL
- TRIFOLITIN
- TRIFOLIRHIZIN
- TRYPTOPHAN
- TYROSINE
- WATER
- ZINC
- CLOVAMIDE
- COUMARIN
- DEMETHYLPTEROCARPAN
- METHYL-N-METHYL-ANTHRALINATE
- SERINE
- SODIUM
- ALLANTOIC-ACID
- ASPARAGINIC-ACID
- BIOCHANIN-A
- BORON
- CHROMIUM
- DAIDZEN-GLYCOSIDE
- FUFURAL
- 7-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-5-,7-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXYISOFLAVONE
- 6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMAACKIAIN
- ISOLEUCINE
- LYSINE
- MALTOSE
- METHYL-SALICYLATE
- NIACIN
- PAEONIDIN
- PHENYLALANINE
- PRATENSEIN
- RHAMNOSE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- THREONINE
- TRIFOLIIN
- TRIFOLIRHIZIN-GLUCOSIDE
- TRIFOSIDE
- VALINE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- ACETOPHENONE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-ALCOHOL
- 3-BUTYLPHTHALIDE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL
- CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE
- CINNAMYL-HEXANOATE
- ETHYL-CINNAMATE
- 2-ETHYLHEXANAL
- GERANIOL
- HEXANOL
- (E)-2-HEXENAL
- (E)-2-HEXENOL
- (Z)-3-HEXENOL
- (Z)-1-HEXEN-3-OL
- (Z)-3-HEXENYL-ACETATE
- LINALOL
- (E)-LINALOL-OXIDE
- (Z)-LINALOL-OXIDE
- LINALYL-ACETATE
- MALTOL
- METHYL-CINNAMATE
- OCIMENE
- 1-OCTEN-3-OL
- PHENOL
- PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE
- 1-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL
- 2-PHENYLETHYL-ALCOHOL
- 3-P-COUMAROYLQUININE
- BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE
- BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE-METHYL-ESTER
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CALYCOSIN
- CIS-CLOVAMIDE
- TRANS-CLOVAMIDE
- 6-ALPHA-7-DIHYDROXYMAACKIAIN
- 6-ALPHA-7-DIHYDROXYMEDICARPIN
- DAIDZIN
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE-METHYL-ESTER
- GENISTEIN
- GENISTIN
- 6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN
- 9-O-METHYLCOUMESTROL
- IRILONE
- IRILONE-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE
- IROLONE
- ISOFLAVONES
- KAEMPFEROL
- KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GALACTOSIDE
- MOLYBDENUM
- PRATOL
- PRUNETIN-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE
- PSEUDOBAPTIGENIN-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
- SLAFRAMINE
- TRIFOLIN
- VARIABILIN
- ACETIC-ACID
- ACETOIN
- ARACHIDONIC-ACID
- BEHENIC-ACID
- BENZOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE
- 2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- BUTANE-2,3-DIOL
- CALYCOSIN-7-GALATOSIDE
- CAPROIC-ACID
- ISOCHANIN-A
- 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL
- CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- CITRULLINE
- DECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- DOCOSENOIC-ACID
- DODECAN-1-AL
- DODECYL-ACETATE
- 2-PHENYLETHAN-1-OL
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
- 4',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7-METHYLENEDIOXY-ISOFLAVONE
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-MALONATE
- HEPTAN-2-ONE
- HEX-CIS-2-EN-AL
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL
- HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL-ACETATE
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL
- HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL
- HEXADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- HEXAN-1-OL
- HEXAN-2-ONE
- HYPEROSIDE
- INERMIN
- LAURIC-ACID
- LAURIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- 6-ALPHA-METHOXY-MAACKIAIN
- MARGARIC-ACID
- MEDICARPIN-GLUCOSIDE
- 4-METHOXYMEDICARPIN
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- CIS-BETA-OCIMENE
- TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE
- OCT-1-EN-3-OL
- OCTAN-3-ONE
- ONONIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PENTADECAN-1-AL
- PENTADECANOIC-ACID
- 1-PHENYLETHANOL
- 2-PHENYLETHANOL
- PISATIN
- PRATENOL-A
- PRATENOL-B
- PRATENSIN
- PRUNITRIN
- HOMOPTEROCARPIN
- DEMETHYL-HOMOPTEROCARPIN
- SISSOTRIN
- SOYASAPOGENOL-B
- SOYASAPOGENOL-C
- SOYASAPOGENOL-E
- SOYASAPONIN-I
- STEARIC-ACID
- TETRADECAN-1-AL
- ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
- TRIDECAN-1-AL
- TRIFOLIAN
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- LIMONENE
- MEDICARPIN
- (-)-MAACKIAIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- GUM
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- BENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- DECYL-ACETATE
- DODECADIENOIC-ACID
- ESTRAGOLE
- HEPTADECENOIC-ACID
- HEX-2-EN-1-AL
- HEXADECENOIC-ACID
- INERMIN-GLUCOSIDE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LONGIFOLENE
- MAACKIANIN-3-O-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDE
- MELILOTIC-ACID
- MYRISTOLEIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PENT-1-EN-3-ONE
- PENTADECENOIC-ACID
- PINITOL
- SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER
- SOYASAPOGENOL-D
- SOYASAPOGENOL-F
- TETRADECANOIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER
- TRIDECAN-1-OIC-ACID
- UNDEC-1-ENE
- ARABINOSE
- GLUCOSE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- PECTOLINARIGENIN
- QUERCETIN
- XYLOSE
- 7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-3-METHOXY-QUERCETIN
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- LINALOOL
- (E)-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- (Z)-LINALOOL-OXIDE
- 3-METHYLQUERCETIN
- 3-METHYLQUERCETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE
- AFROMORSIN
- AFROMORSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- AFROMORSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE--6''-O-MALONATE
- BIOCHANIN-A-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE
- CALYCOSIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- FORMONONETIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE
- GENISTIN-6''-O-MALONATE
- IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- IRILONE-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE
- ISOQUERCITRIN-6''-O-MALONATE
- PRATENSEIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- PRATENSEIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE
- PRUNETIN
- QUERCITRIN
- ROTHINDIN
- TRIFOSIDE-6''-O-MALONATE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
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