Alternative Medicine Information

Clover is known to everyone as feed for livestock. I hope so. In my youth it was between the grains sown as green manure, as food for the animals. A plant with a function so versatile. Now, with the discovery in the plant of the clover phytoestrogens gets a role in healing. Use as a nutritional supplement in menopausal women.

History and etymology.

The plant was probably in the 16th century in the Low Countries introduced. It quickly became an important agricultural crop. Not surprisingly, one plant in a time without fertilizer, with his Rhizobium bacteria on the roots themselves is a nitrogen factory, farmers could use as well. It was also a protein-rich food for the animals. The most absurd form of signature doctrine, the V-shape on the sheet, feed for livestock do. Many dialectical names refer to others as fertilizer is: flower cow, horse and sheep clover flower.

The word clover, adhesive, clafre, clover indicates possible at the sticky humidity of the plant. The official name Trifolium, three leaves, refers to the three leaves on the stem, and pretense means meadow or field, its natural growth site.

How important was the clover, is further underlined by the clover regulations that were there previously. So had at the time the lease was to end the country are delivered filled with clover. There were also special tools like the riders to the clover hay to the clover dry and rake, a ten-teeth broad wooden rakes to harvest the crop.

Formerly used as a medicinal herb.

It is certainly not a popular medicinal plant have been. Though it is mentioned in the CruydBoeck of Dodoens against sharp, stabbing pains in the intestines or blood drawn in oil to ulcers and tumors similar to ripen. Conspicuous, especially in light of the contemporary use, is his claim that white clover tea can stem tide.
If you long enough, you’ll find Red clover yet again indicated by a host of diseases. This is also annoying to many, uncritical literature, which provide endless lists of wonderful effects. Thus, and Brother Aloysius red clover for chronic cough, lung ulcers, colic, white flood, irregular menstruation and asthma. And against the lesions were lukewarm boiled flowers for compression work.

Blankaart is apparently more critical or less informed. He wrote in 1698 that “this plant was not used in medicine, but all any sown for the horses, cattle and sheep horn to serve food. All he adds to it “however you can use on hot tumors and in time of need to eat”. Many nutritional, protein and minerals certainly the red clover.

Modern use: Menopause.

Red clover is now in the form of extracts, mainly used to alleviate symptoms of menopause. The hormonal components are mainly the isoflavones Formosans none tine and daidzine in the intestinal flora can be converted into equal, a substance with a potent estrogen effect. Depending on the degree of conversion, the effects also vary from person to person.

We can also drink red clover tea, though there is little experience with this preparation. We then have the clover flowers bloom during the early picking, drying and together with lady’s mantle and sage tea if you do. Also an infusion of alcohol is to try for 100 cc of alcohol from 30 to 45% you need 20 grams of fresh flowers, you draw 1 week late. Then sifting and 2 x daily 20 drops internally, this may take a cup of sage tea. For use in menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and excessive perspiration.

Red clover is used in the transition, though there are other plants like Cimicifuga Vitex and that more scientific work and better substantiated.

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