Red Clover

(BANM, USAN, rINNM)

Chemical information
Profile
Preparations

💊 Chemical information

Cow Clover; Meadow Clover; Purple Clover; Trébol rojo; Trefoil.

Pharmacopoeias.

In US, which also includes the powdered form and powdered extract.

USP 31

(Red Clover). The dried inflorescence of Trifolium pratense (Fabaceae). It contains not less than 0.5% of isoflavones, calculated on the dried basis as the sum of daidzein, genistein, formononetin, and biochanin A. Protect from light and moisture.

💊 Profile

The flowerheads of red clover have been used in herbal medicine. The isoflavones present in red clover have been investigated, similarly to other phytoestrogens, for their potential endocrine effects.

💊 Preparations

USP 31: Red Clover Tablets.

Proprietary Preparations

Austral.: Promensil; Trinovin; Braz.: Climadil; Clinet; Indon.: Promeno; UK: Menoflavon. Multi-ingredient: Austral.: Bioglan Mens Super Soy/Clover; Bioglan Soy Power Plus; Lifechange Menopause Formula†; Trifolium Complex†; Indon.: Femosa; Osteopor; Malaysia: Cleansa Plus†; Spain: Fitogyn.

Published April 24, 2019.