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Botanical Name: Medicago sativa L
Plant Part Used: Leaf, Grass
Processing Method: Drying, Grinding
Alfalfa is also called as Lucerne, buffalo herb, California clover. Its a perennial flowering plant of Family Fabacea, an important forage crop which superficially resembles clover. Its leaflets are elongated, clusters of small purple flowers followed by fruits are there. This has been used as a traditional herbal medicine in China, Turkey, India, etc. Saponins, phytoestrogens, flavonoids coumarins, amino acids, alkaloids, vitamins, phytosterols, digestive enzymes and terpenes constitute major classes of phytoconstituents of this plant.
Main Producing Countries |
Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Iran, Russia, Spain and United States
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Product Use |
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Serving Size: 100 g
Amount/serving | % Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 4g | 6.15% | |
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Saturated Fat g | % | |
Trans Fat g | % | |
Cholesterol 0mg | 0.00% | |
Sodium 94mg | 3.92% | |
Total Carbohydrate 60g | 20.00% | |
Dietary Fiber 14g | 49.98% | |
Total Sugars 0g | % | |
Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0.00% | |
Protein 22g | 44.00% |
Vitamin D 0mcg | 0.00% | |
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Calcium 951mg | 73.15% | |
Iron 34mg | 188.89% | |
Potassium 2151mg | 45.77% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
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Items | Specification | Test Methods |
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Physical Analysis | ||
Description | Powder | Organoleptic |
Color | Green | Organoleptic |
Odor | Characteristic | Organoleptic |
Mesh size | 95% through 80 mesh size | USP<786> |
Loss on drying | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<731> |
Total ash | NMT 10.0% w/w | USP<561> |
Pesticide residue | Meet USP<561> | Meet USP<561> |
Total Heavy Metals | NMT 10 ppm | USP<231> |
Lead | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
Arsenic | NMT 1 ppm | USP<232> |
Mercury | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
Cadmium | NMT 0.5 ppm | USP<232> |
Microbiology Test | ||
Total Plate Count | NMT 100,000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
Yeast & Mold | NMT 1000 cfu/g | USP<61> |
E. Coli | Absent | USP<62> |
Salmonella | Absent | USP<62> |
Alfalfa, Medicago, Buffalo Herb
SynonymsAlfalfa weevil, Buffalo herb, California clover, Chilean clover, Lucerne, Mielga, Mu su, Father of all foods
Biological SourceMedicago sativa
Fabaceae or Leguminosae
Parts UsedLeaves
Major componentsAlkaloids: asparagines, trigoneline, stachydrine, l-homostachydrine; Amino acids: lysine, arginine, histidine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, methionine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, serine, alanine, threonine; Carotene; Coumarins: myrsellinol, sco
Other constituentsMinerals: Ca, K, P, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Al, B, Cr, Co, Mn, Mo, Se, Si, Na, Sn; Non-protein amino acids: l-canaverin; Organic acids: citrate, malate, malonate, succinate, fumarate, lactate, benzoate; Phenolic compounds: p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acids, salicylic acid, sinapic acids, caffeic acid, hesperetin, naringenin, chlorogenic acid; Phytoestrogens: coumestrol, genistein, formometin, diadzein, biocanine A; Polyamines: norspermidine, norspermine; Protein: ferritin, protein phosphatase 2A holoenzyme, β-amylase [1].
Health categoriesHypocholesterolaemic, hypotensive.
Description
Medicago sativa Linn. is a perennial herbaceous leguminous plant species that originated in Asia, has a long tradition of use as Ayurvedic and homoeopathic medicine in central nervous and digestive system disorders [1].