| 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 |