Organic Dried Red Clover (100g)

The blossoms of red clover have a sweet taste, with a hint of pea flavour. 

Parts used: Flowers

Constituents: Flavonoids, Isoflavones, resins, coumarins, minerals, vitamins.
Actions: Deobstruent, antispasmodic, alternative, sedative, expectorant. Mildly sedating and relaxing alternative for throat and salivary glands. Anti-inflammatory. Anti-neoplastic for reduction of tumours and hard swellings, especially of the ovaries and breasts.

Physical Indications


Respiratory system 


An expectorant herb, with an affinity for the throat and cleansing to the lymph glands. Helpful in the treatment of sore throats, laryngitis, coughs and infections affecting the lymphatic and glandular system.


Digestive system


In the digestive tract it can work as an antispasmodic to ease tension, and supports the salivary glands which are essential for the healthy digestion of the food.

Genitourinary system


The flowers are a powerful cleanser for the lymphatic system with a special affinity for breasts and ovaries. Commonly used in herbal medicine for supporting women’s menstrual cycles, maintaining regularity and relieving PMT symptoms. This herb can also help relieve heat, and redness or swelling in the male genitourinary system

Lymphatic system


Our lymphatic system holds 4x the amount of fluid as our bloodstream. To maintain health we must always have a good flow of lymph. Red clover helps to maintain this flow, removing blockages and reducing inflammation to ease the flow.


Skin


Red clover is a soothing skin tonic, it relieves hot dry skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis. As a phytoestrogen, it helps maintain the moisture and elasticity of skin also.

Contraindications: there are some cautionary guideline about this herb because of the natural phytoestrogens found in the plant. I always suggest that you seek advice from a Medical herbalist if you are unsure whether a herb is safe for you. Some texts suggest that women who are experiencing breast cancer or other oestrogen related illnesses, those that are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take red clover. There are some blood thinning properties to red clover so the general opinion is that haemophiliacs and people on blood thinners should avoid it as well.

Preparations and dosage

Tea: 1–2 teaspoons of leaves, or seeds per cup, infuse for 15 minutes and drink freely.
decoction - 1-2 teaspoons of roots per cup of water, decoct for 20 minutes and drink 1 to 3 cups a day.

Combinations


As a treatment for PMT symptoms blend with Raspberry leaf and Rose in a tea. To treat Inflammation in the respiratory system, a sore throat or swollen glands use Sage and Melissa teas. To treat a red itchy skin condition blend with Chamomile and Nettle teas.

Spiritual Essence


Red clover helps us on an emotional, physical and spiritual level in several ways.

It cleanses our emotions - helping initially to cleanse away emotions other people may have projected onto us. Therefore it helps individuals who are easily affected by other people's emotional stress. It helps us to stay grounded and know who we are, even when all surrounded by mass hysteria!

It also helps those who are blocked off from their emotional nature. Perhaps they are afraid of their emotions and what may happen if they show them, or that their feelings may become unbearable.

Red Clover is for those who are intellectual and crave information. They may neglect their body and become ungrounded. Red clover helps us to relax our ego around achievement and remember to love ourselves too, connect to our heart and lower chakras - redistributing our energy throughout the whole.

This magical herb helps us to stay grounded whilst also standing out from the crowd, preventing our ego from overwhelming us and becoming too much of the Diva!

Red clover is being comfortable within yourself, secure and unaffected by others’ energies, being grounded and able to speak with power.