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TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE (RED CLOVER) EXTRACT

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TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE (CLOVER) FLOWER EXTRACT, TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE (RED CLOVER) EXTRACT

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No Data

Asthma / Respiratory
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Skin Allergies & Irritation
SOME

Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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No Data

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Evidence of developmental/endocrine/reproductive effects; cancer; general systemic/organ effects

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CONCERNS

Health Issue	Level of Concern	Source

Review of the published literature demonstrating that red clover extract exhibits some estrogenic properties.	some	Wolfgang Wuttke, Hubertus Jarry, Tamara Becker, Alexander Schultens, Volker Christoffel, Christoph Gorkow & Dana Seidlová-Wuttke. 2008. Phytoestrogens: endocrine disrupters or replacement for hormone replacement therapy?. Maturitas 61(1-2), 159-70.
Review of the published literature demonstrates that effects of red clover extract on mammary cancer development are mixed (positive and negative)	low	Wolfgang Wuttke, Hubertus Jarry, Tamara Becker, Alexander Schultens, Volker Christoffel, Christoph Gorkow & Dana Seidlová-Wuttke. 2008. Phytoestrogens: endocrine disrupters or replacement for hormone replacement therapy?. Maturitas 61(1-2), 159-70.
Red clover extracts exhibit weak anti-inflammatory and positive angiogenic effects, which, according to the authors, can be interpreted as it being non-irritating.	low	L. Krenn & D. H. Paper. 2009. Inhibition of angiogenesis and inflammation by an extract of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.). Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology 16(12), 1083-8.
Red clover extract did not stimulate cancer cell proliferation in vitro.	low	Evelyne Reiter, Petra Gerster & Alois Jungbauer. 2011. Red clover and soy isoflavones--an in vitro safety assessment. Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology 27(12), 1037-42.

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