Red Clover

Red Clover has a rich history as a cleansing herbal tonic. The blossoms are traditionally used in springtime to promote general health and to revitalize the spirit. Red Clover helps to calm coughs, reduce skin inflammations, and improve general health. This herb contains many of the essential B and C vitamins.

Official Latin Name: Trifolium pratense

Red Clover contains one of the best mucus clearing sources in nature. An excellent blood purifier and cleanser of the system, especially the tops of the plant, which are used in this formula have a reputation throughout the world as an anti-cancer herb and has been used to treat and help prevent cancer, and as a diuretic to treat gout.

Red Clover is also known by the names Meadow Trefoil, Cleaver Grass, Marl Grass, Sweet Clover, Wild Clover, Cow Clover, and Purple Clover. Ancients called it Triphyllon, meaning "three leaves".

This term also relates to the common name, Clover, which stems from "clava", meaning "three-leaved". The three leaves were said to correspond to the triad goddesses of Mythology, and later to the Trinity in Christianity.

Red Clover grows in Europe and North America. The plant grows best where soils are rich in calcium, phosphorus and potassium.

The flowering tops are used medicinally.

In Europe, Red Clover is widely cultivated and used as a tonic and a salad herb.

Red Clover is used by honey makers to add a mild, sweet taste to their honey.

Like Alfalfa, it serves as common fodder for domestic animals.

Herbalists have long prized this herb for it's traditional use as a blood purifier, expelling toxins from the bloodstream.

Primary chemical constituents of Red Clover include phenolic glycosides (salicylic acid), essential oil (methyl salicylate), sitosterol, genistiene, flavonoids, salicylates, coumarins, cyanogenic glycosides, silica, choline, and lecithin. Red Clover also contains vitamin A, vitamin C, B-complex, calcium, chromium, iron, and magnesium.

Researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found anti-cancer properties in this herb.

Red Clover is one of the most useful remedies for children with skin problems. Because it is mild, it makes an excellent nutritional supplement for children.

The expectorant and anti-spasmodic action give this remedy a role in the treatment of coughs and bronchitis, but especially in whooping cough, dry cough and colds.

Red Clover also increases the production of mucus and urine flow helping relieve irritation and inflammation of the urinary tract.

As a digestive aid, Red Clover stimulates the production of digestive fluids and bile. It also relieves constipation and helps soothe inflammation of the bowel, stomach and intestines.

Red Clover contains easily absorbed calcium & magnesium which tones and relaxes the nervous system, relieving tension due to stress and the associated headaches which are further relieved by the silicic acid content.

Clinical evidence shows that there is a basis for it's long standing tradition in treating cancer and it's anti-microbial properties have been proven effective against tuberculosis.

For women, Red Clover is quite special. It contains stilbene which stimulates eostrogenic activity, thus increasing fertility, and reduces "hot flashes" experienced by women during menopause. It also supports the uterus with it's vitamin content, and the high protein content nourishes the whole body. There is also an alkalizing effect which improves the vaginal and uterine acid/alkaline balance.

Red Clover's antibiotic properties have been used for many types of bacterial skin diseases, and a remedy for wasting type diseases. The first cancer clinic in Mexico, founded by Dr. Hoxsey, used Red Clover tops in his treatment. Red Clover helps the liver and gall bladder by its stimulating action.

There is no evidence that Red Clover can help cancer. However, its usage in many parts of the world as a traditional cancer remedy has prompted scientists to take a close look at the herb. It turns out that the isoflavones in Red Clover may possess anti-tumor activity.

Red Clover is sometimes recommended for the treatment of acne, eczema, psoriasis, and other skin diseases. Red Clover is one of the most useful remedies for children with skin problems. It may be used with complete safety for childhood eczema. It may also be of value in other chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis. The expectorant and anti-spasmodic action give this remedy a role in the treatment of coughs, bronchitis and whooping cough.

A supplement containing Red Clover isoflavones reduced breast pain by 44%, reports David Ingram, MD, director of the Breast Centre at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital in Perth, Australia. His study is published in a recent issue of The Breast Journal.

Premenstrual breast pain is related to hormone changes during the menstrual cycle and is very common among women - at least those in Western countries. Until now, doctors have had difficulty treating this problem, but the Red Clover supplement looks like a "realistic option" for women suffering from it, Ingram says in a news release.

There has been growing scientific evidence over the past five years that isoflavones, which are natural compounds found in plants like Red Clover, mimic the activity of the body's own hormones. Women in Eastern countries have less trouble with premenstrual breast pain; they also have more isoflavones in their diet compared to Western women, largely from soy products.

The Red Clover isoflavones are believed to act as a weak estrogen, which reduces the amount of estrogen produced in breast cells, thereby reducing pain. Phytoestrogens have mild estrogenic properties that block estrogen receptors. This is also believed to be the key to Red Clover's ability to modify symptoms of menopause.

With this new study, a team of researchers in Amsterdam wanted to determine if the frequency of hot flashes could be reduced, using a standardized extract of Red Clover. A group of 30 menopausal women, 49 to 65 years old, were divided into two groups. One group received a placebo for three months, while the other group received 80 mg per day of the Red Clover extract. The subjects agreed to eliminate any items from their diets that contained isoflavones (such as soy products, grains and cabbage). Every four weeks the women were interviewed for details about their menopause symptoms.

When the results were analyzed, the researchers found that the women in the placebo group experienced no change in the frequency of their hot flashes. The women who received Red Clover, however, enjoyed a 44% reduction in their hot flash frequency. Furthermore, once the maximum decrease was fully established (after about 8 weeks of use), the reduction of frequency was maintained for the remaining 4 weeks of the study.

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