Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Trifolieae |
Scientific name | Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lamarck |
Synonyms | Brachylobus officinalis (L.) Dulac; Medicago officinalis (L.) Krause; Melilotus arvensis Wallroth; Melilotus diffusus Koch ex de Candolle; Melilotus graveolens Bunge; Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas, non Lamarck; Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lamarck var. micranthus O. Schulz; Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pallas forma suaveolens (Ledebour) H. Ohashi & Tateishi; Melilotus officinalis (L.) Desrousseaux; Melilotus pallidus Besser ex Seringe; Melilotus petitpierreanus (Hayne) Willdenow; Melilotus suaveolens Ledebour; Sertula arvensis (Wallroth) Kuntze; Sertula officinalis (L.) Kuntze; Sertula suaveolens (Ledebour) Kuntze; Trifolium melilotus L. var. officinalis L.; Trifolium melilotus-officinalis L.; Trifolium officinale L.; Trifolium petitpierreanum Hayne |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shinagawa hagi (シナガワハギ, 品川萩 [mean ing: Shinagawa bush clover (Shinagawa = Shinagawa area in Tokyo)]) |
(English common name) field melilot, ribbed melilot, yellow melilot, yellow sweet-clover | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Russia, China, India, Pakista, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Europe | |
Habitat | Roadside, seaside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=16 |
Description | Plants 40-90cm tall. Flowers yellow 3-4mm long, calyx 1.5-2mm long, flowering in July to November. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Melilotus officinalis Lam. |
Cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising a powder of flowers or flower tops and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4459285/1984) | |
Fluorometirc enzyme inhibition immunoassay for measuring potency of allergen extracts (US Patent 4528267/1985) | |
Cosmetic compositions for the treatment of the hair and skin contain in the form of a powder particles resulting from the pulverization of at least one plant substance and a cohesion agent (US Patent 4569839/1986) | |
Assaying allergen specific IgE levels with fluorogenic enzyme labeled antibody (US Patent 4849337/1989) | |
Moistened cosmetic eye treatment fads (US Patent 6159487/2000) | |
Process for the removal of undesired lipophilic contaminations and/or residues, which are contained in beverages or in vegetable preparations (US Patent 6024998/2000) | |
Stable, homogeneous, extract free or nearly free form secondary reaction products (US Patent 6340479/2002) | |
Collagen production promoter composition (US Patent 6531165/2003) | |
Chickweed bioherbicides (US Patent 7141407/2006) | |
Cosmetic dermabrasion treatment system (US Patent 7179477/2007) | |
Fragrance composition (US Patent 7196052/2007) | |
Ryegrass CBF3 gene: identification and isolation (US Patent 7317098/2008) | |
Antiaging cosmetic delivery systems (US Patent 7320797/2008) | |
Method to stop smoking (European Patent EP1201142/2002) |
July 2008 at roadside |
July 2008 at roadside |
July 2008 at roadside |