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Monday, April 21, 2014

R is for Red Clover


A-Z Challenge
My theme is Herbs
R is for Red Clover

Red Clover is that
tightly growing
 plant that
invades lawns.
You've probably
tried digging out
the deep tap root.

I discovered the
worth of Red
Clover years
ago when I was
researching
cancer cures. I
discovered it
was used along with chaparral in cancer formulas
and with very positive results. It can be used'either as
a tinchure, tea or capsules.

Medical Usage:
As well as a cancer fighting agent, it contains a
large number of immune system enhancers.
Other uses include using  it in autommune  doses,
chronic fatigue, appetite suppressants, blood purifier,
relaxant, skin problems, inflamed lungs, gout and
arthritis.

26 comments:

  1. Hi Manzanita - I love seeing it .. such a pretty clover ... and I know it as an essential fodder crop ... but it's interesting to learn about its uses for us ... gout and arthritis ... too ..

    Cheers Hilary

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    1. Hilary
      the red and white clovers are pretty but did you ever try digging them up. OMG They mean to stay where they are.

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  2. Our yard is FULL of weeds, but haven't seen this one. In fact, I haven't seen anything resembling anything in our yard yet. How did we get so many weeds and none of them have a beneficial byproduct???

    Ah well... and so it goes...

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    1. Robin
      It seems that all weeds have some medicinal purpose. Maybe you can discover new uses for them and then your yard would be a garden. :)

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  3. It does have pretty blooms!! Take care
    x

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    1. Old Kitty
      Even so, I hope you don't have any on your new lawn.

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    1. Susan
      Bit not what most home owners want for a lawn. Ha

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  5. I didn't know this about red clover. I haven't seen it around here, at least not lately.... too dry.

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    1. Bish
      Your comment came out below. Funny how computers seem to have a mind of their own.

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  6. The thing is all around and yet few think about it more than to mow over it, always interesting how some things in abundance can do so much more than we think

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    1. Bish
      The while is probably seen more in lawns.

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    2. Pat
      Strange, isn't it that so many cures that are right at hand go un-noticed.

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    3. A typical case of knowledge is power.

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  7. I see them all the time but never knew any of this

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    1. Holy ghost
      Don't fret, most people aren't aware that plants heal.

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  8. I don't have this in my area. Sure is pretty as well as helpful.

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  9. Dad had a clover field where cows grazed, quite happily. So it is nutritious.

    In Ireland, it is called "se'am rhog" (sham roag) Which translate to shamrock.

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  10. I've got inflamed lungs so this goes right on my list. I had no idea. It never ceases to amaze me how much there is in nature that can help us restore our health.

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  11. I saw red clover yesterday as I was walking through a nearby park. :-) I discovered that red clover is good for dealing with my facial eczema. At the same time it mimics estrogen, which I have to be careful about because I have estrogen dominance. Bummer.

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  12. My yard is FULL of white clover, no red darn it. . Wonder if white has medicinal uses also. Think I will Google it. I know the ground hogs love it.

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  13. I don't think I've ever seen this kind of clover, though I can see from the comments it is pretty much everywhere. we've got a ton of green clover, but those are very tiny.

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  14. I have used Red Clove, but not sure of the reason why I used it.

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  15. I remember tasting clovers sweet petals when I was a child. Again surprised, it's this healing! Manzi, i have just found an easy Red Clover Tea recipe: cover 1-2 tsp of dried red clover flowers with about 400 ml of boiled water and set aside for 30 min. Take in daily in small amounts, 2 or 3 times a day. Have you done like this for your tea?

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  16. Red Clover aka Trefoil, is an excellent remedy for spasmodic and bronchial coughs. An infusion of one ounce to one pint of boiling water may be used freely, according to my book.
    "Externally Red Clover is often used as a plaster in cancer", (direct quote from my book), I don't see how this would work.

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