Melilotus alba (White Melilot)

Traditional uses

Elsewhere

  • Poison

Europe

  • Sclerosis

Chemicals

Plant

  • CAO — 6900
  • DICUMAROL
  • NITROGEN — 8300
  • P2O5 — 1600
  • FIBER — 113000
  • COUMARIC-ACID
  • MELILOTIC-ACID
  • PROTEIN — 45000 to 165000
  • O-COUMARIC-ACID
  • K2O — 8300
  • ROBINOSIDE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE

Seed

  • FIBER — 129000
  • GLUCOSE — 27000
  • PROTEIN — 364000 to 428000
  • RESINS
  • STARCH — 30000
  • SUGARS — 27000
  • FAT — 56000 to 83000
  • ASH — 41000
  • PENTOSANS — 81000

Root

  • SAPONINS — 12000

Activities

  1. Antibacterial — 2 compounds; DICUMAROL, O-COUMARIC-ACID
  2. Pesticide — 2 compounds; DICUMAROL, O-COUMARIC-ACID
  3. Absorbent — 1 compounds; STARCH
  4. Acetylcholinergic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  5. Allelopathic — 1 compounds; O-COUMARIC-ACID
  6. Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
  7. Anticoagulant — 1 compounds; DICUMAROL
  8. Anticomplementary — 1 compounds; QUERCETIN-3-O-RHAMNOSIDE
  9. Antidiabetic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  10. Antidote (Iodine) — 1 compounds; STARCH
  11. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  12. Antihepatomic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; SAPONINS
  13. Antihepatotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; GLUCOSE
  14. Antihypertensive — 1 compounds; FIBER
  15. Antiketotic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  16. Antimutagenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; SAPONINS
  17. Antinesidioblastosic — 1 compounds; STARCH
  18. Antiobesity — 1 compounds; FIBER
  19. Antitumor — 1 compounds; FIBER
  20. Antitumor (Lung) — 1 compounds; SAPONINS
  21. Antitumor (Ovary) — 1 compounds; SAPONINS
  22. Antiulcer — 1 compounds; FIBER
  23. Antiulcerogenic — 1 compounds; MELILOTIC-ACID
  24. Antivaricose — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  25. Beta-Blocker — 1 compounds; FIBER
  26. Cancer-Preventive — 1 compounds; FIBER
  27. Cardioprotective — 1 compounds; toxic activity; FIBER
  28. Diuretic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  29. Emollient — 1 compounds; STARCH
  30. Fungicide — 1 compounds; O-COUMARIC-ACID
  31. Hyperglycemic — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  32. Hypocholesterolemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  33. Hypotensive — 1 compounds; FIBER
  34. Hypouricemic — 1 compounds; FIBER
  35. Immunomodulator — 1 compounds; SAPONINS
  36. Laxative — 1 compounds; FIBER
  37. Memory-Enhancer — 1 compounds; GLUCOSE
  38. Poultice — 1 compounds; STARCH
  39. Vasodilator — 1 compounds; FIBER

Toxic compounds

  • FIBER — Cardioprotective; Plant
  • FIBER — Cardioprotective; Seed
  • GLUCOSE — Antihepatotoxic; Seed
  • SAPONINS — Antihepatomic; Root
  • SAPONINS — Antimutagenic; Root