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coumestrol

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coumestrol
an estrogenic substance occurring naturally in Trifolium repens, T. fragiferum and Medicago sativa. See estrogen.

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This level is substantially lower than that observed (500 ppm) for classical phytoestrogens including coumestrol to modulate biological response in adult female rats (Markaverich et al.
Included are isoflavones (genistein and daidzein), coumestrol, formononetin, biochanin A and lignans.
It has a unique profile of isoflavonoids with high concentrations of daidzein, exceeding those found in the soybean, and small quantities of genistein, formononetin, biochanin A and coumestrol.
 
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