Red clover herb is an easy to recognize, extremely common plant and is found all over the world, it is a perennial and you can find it in meadows, parks, fields, along embankments, cliff tops and on wasteland.
There are many different types of clover but the one we use in natural medicine is the red clover.
Some other clovers particularly the white clover contain toxins.
The clover is famous for the belief that if you find a four leafed one you will have good luck.
How To Gather And Store Red Clover
Gather the red clover flowers in early summer, as soon as they appear. Remove stalks, dry them, and store for use in an air tight jar.
Organic Dried Red Clover For Home Medicines
Benefits Of Red Clover
Benefits of clover: Red clover herb is useful in the treatment of sore throats, bleeding gums, mouth ulcers, it has anti inflammatory properties and helps eliminate toxins from the body, it is useful in the treatment of gout. Red clover is good for the digestive system, and externally it is good for the treatment of eczema.
An old fashioned name for clover was 'honey sucks,' this was because children used to suck the honey substance from the flowers, these sweet tasting flowers of the red clover were also used to make wine, though research has shown that fermented red clover can in some cases cause internal bleeding.
Red Clover Warnings!
Red Clover may act as a contraceptive
Not to be taken by anyone on medication to thin the blood or inhibit clotting
Interesting Red Clover Facts
In times gone by, women would place a four leaf clover in their partners shoe if he was going on a journey, they did this in the belief that it would make him stay faithful.
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