Melilotus officinalis




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