Grass juice factor

Evidence for an unidentified growth factor(s) from alfalfa and other plant sources.

Lakhanpal,R., Davis, J., Typpo, J., Briggs, G. 1966. J, Nutr. 89(3):341-346

Factor(s) important for growth in guinea pigs were found in alfalfa, broccoli and grass clippings. They may or may not be related to the ‘grass juice factor’, but are organic in nature since they are not found in ash.