Red clover - removes cholesterol, helps with cancer

Blooming clover meadows are a stunning sight. A dense carpet of bright crimson flowers creates a delightful landscape. But these cute flowers are capable of not only pleasing the eye - they have enormous benefits and strength. This was known many centuries ago, but even today red clover is incredibly popular in the medical field. This plant is part of medicinal herbal preparations and is also often used independently. Let's look at all the medicinal properties and contraindications of red clover. This information will allow you to get the maximum benefit from it and cure many diseases.

Red clover: healing properties

1. Red clover preparations are used to prevent certain types of cancer.

2. Drinks from clover help a woman endure troubles during menopause and cure gynecological diseases.

3. A medicine prepared from clover helps remove bad cholesterol from the blood vessels.

4. The use of red clover strengthens the immune system and restores human health after suffering a serious illness.

5. Due to its anti-inflammatory properties, red clover medicine treats urolithiasis, gastritis, duodenal ulcers, cholecystitis and pancreatitis.

6. Red clover removes excess fluid from the body, thereby eliminating swelling.

7. Red clover preparations help a patient with a sore throat, sinusitis or tonsillitis.

8. Red clover drinks are used to thin mucus, helping to relieve coughs.

9. Red clover products are used as a sedative for the nervous system.

10. Used to treat skin diseases.

Red clover: collection and storage

Beneficial features

This rich composition determines the properties of red clover: antimicrobial, antitumor, diaphoretic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, antiallergic, astringent, expectorant, antisclerotic, diuretic, decongestant. In addition, this plant strengthens the walls of blood vessels, reduces their permeability and increases elasticity.

Red clover root is also useful - a substance called trifolyrizin is isolated from it, which is famous for its antifungal effect. Further, it is used in the production of drugs for the treatment of hernia, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Red clover: application

1. To improve health and after the use of radiation therapy. To prepare a healthy drink, place 2 large pinches of clover flowers in a bowl and pour a small glass of boiling water. The composition is filtered and taken half a glass at lunchtime and in the evening.

2. For sore throat, sinusitis or tonsillitis, a decoction of red clover will help the patient cope with the disease. To 100 grams of crushed rose hips add 2 large pinches of clover. The mixture is steamed with half a liter of boiling water and left for about 10 hours. Then filter and drink half a glass after breakfast and dinner.

3. To relieve cough due to pneumonia, bronchitis and whooping cough. To prepare the product, you will have to chop 3 pinches of clover flowers, pour into a container and add 2 cups of water. The composition needs to be infused for about 8 hours. It is recommended to drink 4 times a day, 100 ml.

4. At low pressure. When a patient finds it difficult to get out of bed due to extreme fatigue caused by low blood pressure, red clover will help him. To do this, you need to pour 1 small pinch of crushed flowers with boiling water in the amount of 1 cup. Place on the stove and boil for 5 minutes. Then the composition is cooled, filtered and taken 1 large spoon 4 times a day.

5. To strengthen sleep. Nervous tension and stress cause insomnia. The following red clover remedy will help remove it. To prepare the drink you need 200 g. steam the crushed flowers with a liter of boiling water. After cooling, add honey to taste and drink in the evening to quickly fall asleep. It helps as well as valerian.

6. For the treatment of hypertension. To normalize blood pressure, you need to use red clover drink. To prepare a healing drink, you will have to stir 1 large pinch of the raw material in a glass of cool water.

The dishes are placed on the fire, but as soon as bubbles appear, the composition is removed and left for half an hour. Then the drink is filtered and treated for about 10 days. After 3 weeks, treatment can be continued. The prepared infusion should be drunk the day before. Half the dose is taken in the morning, before breakfast. The rest is divided into drinks before lunch and dinner.

Use for diseases

The herb contains up to 5% flavonoids , they normalize fat metabolism in atherosclerosis and reduce cholesterol, having strong antioxidant properties, protect the body from acid starvation, ionizing radiation and poisoning, stimulate regeneration and immunity.

The biostimulating properties of clover are explained by the rich content of succinic acid, which activates metabolism. Clover heads contain phytoestrogens . Women drink clover tea to produce milk, for painful uterine bleeding, pain after childbirth, and to prevent menopause.

The plant contains salicylic acid and is used to lower body temperature in case of sore throat, lung disease, rheumatism and other diseases.

Clover baths are useful for eczema and skin diseases.

Clover is used as a hemostatic agent for jaundice, intestinal colic, headaches, and malignant tumors.

Creeping white clover is used for hernia.

Decoctions and infusions of clover roots and flowers are used as rinses for inflammatory diseases of the oral mucosa, gingivitis, and sore throat; in the form of lotions - for abscesses, eye diseases; in the form of douching - in gynecology. Fresh leaves are applied to panaritiums.

Creeping white clover is used for epilepsy .

Arable clover is used for diarrhea, increased acidity of gastric juice, diseases of the bladder, kidneys, headaches, migraines, and nervous disorders. Children are bathed in clover decoction for convulsions.

Arable clover in Germany is used for hematuria (when urine contains blood), diabetes, dysentery, gout, and also as a bactericidal agent.

Medium clover in the form of infusion and decoction is used as an antifever and for neuroses. Externally - for paronychia (damage to the nail folds), felons, abscesses, and arthralgia.

Red clover in the UK and USA is used in the form of poultices for malignant tumors.

In Germany, the roots of creeping clover are used for hernia, inflammation of the appendages, and dizziness (“Plant Resources”, 1987).

In the Caucasus, an infusion of the aerial part is made for gynecological diseases, gout and poisoning; fresh juice – for scrofula, as a wound-healing agent.

trifolysin, has been isolated from clover roots .

Clover is used for bronchitis and skin tuberculosis. A decoction of clover roots is indicated for inflammation of the ovaries and as an antitumor agent (Pastushenkov, 1990).

Tea made from clover heads is especially useful for asthma, thrombophlebitis, uterine bleeding, and cystitis. Salad made from clover leaves is useful for diathesis in children and kidney disease.

In Central Asia, the population uses a decoction of leaves and inflorescences for chest pain, malaria, and to strengthen the stomach. The juice from the leaves is drunk for scrofula (Hammerman, 1983).

In Belarus, clover inflorescences are brewed and drunk as tea to relieve rapid breathing, shortness of breath, and general ailments.

In folk medicine, a decoction of dried clover inflorescences is used for pulmonary diseases, fever and colds, chronic rheumatism, anemia and weight loss. This drug is partly used as a diuretic, and externally as a poultice for abscesses and burns.

Red clover ointment for external treatment

1. For the treatment of eczema, urticaria, bedsores and even psoriasis. For diseases of the epidermis, ointment from clover flowers is used. To prepare it you will need 100 grams. pour 200 ml of sunflower oil into the flowers.

Leave the mixture for 10 days. Instead of sunflower oil, you can use olive oil. The ointment is applied to diseased areas of the skin. It also relieves inflammation and is used to treat foot fungus, acne and acne.

2. For the treatment of skin rashes in babies. Children should not drink clover drinks inside. But for external use they are useful. To prepare the infusion, pour 2 large pinches into a container and pour a glass of boiling water. The resulting composition is infused for 1 hour, filtered and added to the baby’s bath.

Red clover healing properties for women's health

Collection and preparation of clover

It is better to collect clover for medicinal purposes during its maximum flowering in dry weather, when the dew on the grass has completely dried. Since it is not recommended to wash it before drying, collection should not be carried out in contaminated places - near roads, landfills, factories. It is optimal if clover is collected from your own lawn or garden, or in a clearing near the nearest river.

You shouldn’t pick it with your hands; it’s better to carefully cut off the flowering top along with the leaves framing it, leaving some of the plants to restore the thicket.

You can dry clover in the shade, under a secure canopy, or in a ventilated attic. If the plant is placed in a fruit and vegetable dryer, then the operating temperature must be set to 60–70C. The degree of drying of the raw materials should be controlled, since under-dried grass will quickly become unusable, and overdried heads will crumble.

In addition to the inflorescences, you can also dry the leaves separately: after laying them out in the shade, they can be finally dried in the oven, then ground into powder, sifted and stored in a closed container, using for culinary purposes. For soup, 1 tbsp is enough. l., it is useful to add it to baked goods, replacing a small part of the flour, and season any dishes to taste as with regular spices.

Red clover for women

1. For the treatment of breast cancer. Along with official treatment, drinking the plant will help fight cancer. To prepare the medicine, you need to brew 3 pinches of crushed clover with a glass of boiling water.

Place on a hot stove and cook for 20 minutes. The composition is cooled, filtered and taken in 50 ml. 3 times a day before meals. The decoction is also used to treat ovarian tumors, mastopathy, and menstrual irregularities if it is associated with heavy bleeding.

2. To normalize the frequency of menstruation and polycystic ovary syndrome, clover infusion helps. To prepare the infusion, you will have to pour 5 flowers into a bowl and steam it with one and a half liters of boiling water. Leave for about 9 hours. The prepared drink should be consumed a day before. The next day, prepare a fresh drink. Treatment should be for 2 months. Then the health of the ovaries is checked by ultrasound.

This infusion can also be taken during menopause to maintain hormonal levels. Red clover is rich in calcium. Taking it can stop the development of osteoporosis. In addition to calcium, the plant contains enough estrogens. They prevent hot flashes, uterine bleeding, frequent mood swings, and urinary incontinence.

Red clover at the pharmacy

Chemical composition

Clover flowers and leaves contain:

• Simple and complex carbohydrates;
• Carotene;
• Minerals;
• Vegetable proteins and fats;
• Vitamins C, E, K and group B;
• Many microelements: phosphorus, iron, calcium, chromium, magnesium, copper;
• Tannins;
• Steroids;
• Saponins;
• Glycosides isotrifolin and trifolin;
• Alkaloids;
• Wax;
• Essential oil;
• Flavonoids;
• Organic acids (coumaric, succinic and salicylic).

Red clover: contraindications

1. Treatment with red clover drinks does not need to last more than 2-3 months. After the course of treatment, the body needs rest for 10 days.

2. Children under 12 years of age do not need to drink clover drinks. They can only take baths for skin diseases.

3. In case of individual intolerance of the patient.

4. During pregnancy and breastfeeding.

5. If a person suffers from an acute disease of the digestive system.

6. Heart attack, stroke and thrombophlebitis are also obstacles to the use of red clover drinks.

7. For diarrhea and low blood clotting.

8. You cannot use clover for half a month before the operation and after the operation you also need to wait 2 weeks.

9. For a patient with fibroids, uterine cancer, endometriosis or mammary glands, clover preparations can worsen their health. Here you will have to additionally ask your doctor for advice. Because different sources give conflicting information.

10. Red clover preparations cannot be combined with hormonal and contraceptive medications. Should not be taken with medications that slow blood clotting.

11. Overdose causes nausea. In men, potency is weakened. Women's menstrual cycle is disrupted.

If you follow these rules, red clover preparations will only benefit human health. Before treatment with red clover, a person needs to consult with a certified specialist.

And always be healthy!

Contraindications for use

Despite all the advantages and medicinal properties of meadow red clover, there are contraindications to its use, which traditional healers always warn about.

• Be careful when first using medicinal products with a plant - it can cause an allergic reaction in the body.
• You should not carry out treatment during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
• Limit the use of herbal products if you have a chronic disease of the digestive system.
• You cannot be treated after a recent heart attack or stroke.
• Low blood clotting is also a contraindication for use.
• Avoid using tinctures if you have diarrhea.

How to prepare clover yourself

Preparing the plant yourself is not difficult, just a little troublesome. After all, to do this you need to manually pick each flower with a trefoil with your fingers, collecting a sufficient amount of raw materials.

Well, then everything is simpler - spread it out in a thin layer in a shaded, ventilated, dry room, turning it over periodically if necessary. After drying, place in clean and dry glass jars, paper or linen bags - and that’s it, the medicine is ready! Clover should be stored for no more than a year; after this period, the beneficial substances evaporate and disintegrate.

What diseases does clover treat?

Traditional medicine recommends using the flower for:

• therapy for colds, cough, bronchitis, asthma and tuberculosis;
• treatment of cardiovascular diseases;
• lowering cholesterol levels and cleansing the body of toxins;
• treatment of diseased joints - the flower helps with osteoporosis, arthritis, rheumatism;
• normalization of digestion - in small quantities, clover will not harm gastritis.

Clover is also very useful for the blood vessels of the brain - its properties prevent the development of Parkinson's disease.

Everything you need to know about clover

There are over 300 varieties of this plant growing in the world, but only 3 species have been cultivated.

Red. This type of clover is the most common. The flower has very powerful roots that penetrate the soil to a depth of two meters! That is why this plant feels good even in harsh weather conditions: it tolerates both drought and severe cold. Excellent honey plant.

Pink. This plant prefers peat soils, where it can grow without problems for 7-8 years. It differs from red in pink flowers, which are collected in a kind of cap.

White. A very beautiful flower, the leaves of which have a patterned texture and form a thick carpet. The stems are creeping, but the roots are buried only 30 cm into the soil, which makes this flower somewhat capricious in terms of growing conditions.

As a rule, for the preparation of various folk remedies, as, in general, in traditional medicine, it is customary to use all three types. But still, red clover is considered the most useful.

And where to look for it? This delicate flower can most often be found in meadows, clearings and forest edges; it also grows along roads (although, given the terrible harm from exhaust gases, it is definitely not worth collecting there), as well as on river banks. The time to collect herbs and flowers comes in August, when the healing plant is already fully formed and is ready to give its unique properties into our hands.

Preparations based on clover

In addition to cooking at home, clover can be purchased in pharmacies. The main form of release is capsules or tablets. The medications belong to the group of dietary supplements, which is why they are produced without a prescription.

The most common drugs are described in the following table: