Condition
Treatment Support
blood purifier
Application
tincture, tea, capsules, tablets
Red Clover
(Trifolium pratense)
Botanical Information
A short-lived perennial in the Pea family with white-blotched 3-parted leaves with large pinkish red head containing numerous small rose purple pea-like flowers.
Working with Red Clover
Part(s) Used
Flowers
Herb Forms
Capsule, tablet, tincture, bulk herb
Red clover flowering tops are a veritable pharmacy, containing many active compounds that reduce inflammation, activate your immune response, and improve liver function. According to traditional medicine, preparations of this herb are effective expectorants, regulat4 blood flow, and help the body heal skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, and dermatitis.
Red clover formulas are known as “blood purifiers,” which is likely due to their active chemicals (flavonoids and other compounds known as phenolics), which acts as antioxidants, have anti-inflammatory properties and mild estrogen like activity, and are stimulating to the liver and bile. Blood purifiers are thought to slowly alter the function of cells and tissues to bring them closer to a normal, healthy function. They are also thought to help create a healthy inner environment for the wellness of your skin, the body’s largest organ. Red clover is a component of many formulas recommended by herbalists to help the body eliminate toxins and fight cancer.
Red clover contains isoflavonoids like genistein, which has been widely studied and is sold in dietary supplements as a natural estrogen alternative.
Red Clover has a taste of SWEET, AROMATIC and a temperature of COOL.
Cautions
Red clover can be used regularly as a moderately strong tea infusion. Avoid taking it during pregnancy because of its alleged estrogenic effect. Theoretically, red clover preparations may potentiate, or strengthen, the effects of anticoagulant drugs. However, the coumarins in red clover are not like pharmaceutical anticoagulants (such as dicoumarol or warfarin) but are much milder in their action.
Conditions treated with Red Clover
Condition
Treatment Support
Application
Condition
Treatment Support
blood cleanser
Application
tincture, tablet, capsule, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
alterative
Application
tincture, capsule, tea, tablet
Condition
Treatment Support
blood cleanser
Application
tincture, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
blood cleanser
Application
tincture, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
phytoestrogen source
Application
extract
Condition
Treatment Support
blood purifier, detoxifier
Application
tincture, tea, tablets
Condition
Treatment Support
estrogen regulator
Application
tablets, capsules, tincture, tea
Condition
Treatment Support
blood purifier
Application
tincture, tea, capsules, tablets
Condition
Treatment Support
alterative
Application
tea, tincture, capsule, tablet
Condition
Treatment Support
blood cleanser
Application
tincture, tea, capsule, tablet
Condition
Treatment Support
blood purifier
Application
tincture, tea, capsule
Condition
Treatment Support
blood purifier
Application
tincture, tea, capsule
Condition
Treatment Support
blood purifier
Application
tincture, tea, tablet, capsule
The information given here is designed to help you make informed choices about your health. The information is drawn from numerous sources—both traditional medicine practice, from the clinical experience of many herbalists currently practicing, and supported by decades of scientific research from the author. The research most consulted includes human clinical trials that help to determine the most effective and safe herbs for various needs, the best doses, and types of preparations.
The information offered in this database is not intended as a substitute for any that may have been prescribed by your health practitioner or physician.
