Plant Details

Accepted name:: Trifolium pratense L. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Trifolium pratense subsp. baeticum (Boiss.) C.Vicioso

Trifolium pratense subsp. kotulae (Pawł.) Soják

Trifolium pratense subsp. pratense

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aasristik	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aka kurooba	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aka tsumekusa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aka-tsumekusa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
akerklee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
basim ahmar	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
beebread	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
berseem	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
broad-leaved clover	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bulgeuntokkipul	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chilean clover	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
clover	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
cow clover	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cowgrass clover	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
creeping clover	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
flos trifolii	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hong che zhou cao	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hong hua san ye cao	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hong san ye cao	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hóng chē zhóu cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng huā mù xu	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng hé lán qiáo yáo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng shū cǎo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hóng sān yè	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ispast	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
klever krasnyi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
klever krasnyj	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
klever krasnyy	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
klever lugovoi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
klever lugovoy	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
kuth	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mammoth red clover	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
meadow clover	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
medium red clover	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mithla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
murasaki-tsumekusa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
nafl	Other	Trad. Med. in Syria: Folk Med. in Aleppo (Alachkara et al., 2011)
peavine clover	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
puna-apila	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
purple clover	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
purple clover;red clover	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
red clover	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
red or purple clover	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
red-klover	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
redo kurooba;ribah	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rod-klee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rode klaver	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rodklover	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rot-od-kopklee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rothe kleeblumen	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rother klee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rother wiesen-klee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rotklee	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
rödklöver	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sebarga	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
shaftal	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010)
shalbaa uy bedesi	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
trefoil	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trepartra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
trepatra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
trevo-dos-prados	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trevor	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trevovioleto	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trifoglio pratense	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trifoglio violetto	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trifolium pratense	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
trébol	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trébol common	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trébol común	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
trébol rojo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
trébol violeta	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tréfle common	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tréfle rouge	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tréfle violet	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tréfledes prés	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
wiesen-klee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
wiesenklee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
wild red clover	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
النفل	Other	Trad. Med. in Syria: Folk Med. in Aleppo (Alachkara et al., 2011)
红三叶	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红花苜蓿	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红荷兰翘摇	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红菽草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
红车轴草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
aerial parts		U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Flowerhead		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Flower, Leaf with flower, Top, Herb		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
pollen		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
flower, leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
aerial parts		U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
flower		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
inflorescence	dried inflorescence	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
inflorescence	dried inflorescence	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
aerial parts	aerial parts	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
flowers, leaves, plant, seeds		Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Lagopus pratensis (L.) Bernh. Syst. Verz. Erf.: 230 (1800).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Trifolium pratense	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Trifolium pratense L.	Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Use: Tajik & Afghan Pamirs (Kassam et al., 2010) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Native American Ethnobot.(Moerman, 1998) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Trad. Med. in Syria: Folk Med. in Aleppo (Alachkara et al., 2011) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Trifolium pratense Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Trifolium pratenseL.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)

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