Red Clover Blossoms and Your Health - Health - Alternative Medicine

Red Clover Blossoms and Your Health

Red Clover blossoms were introduced as an herbal health medicine back in the 1850s and lauded for their wide range of healing abilities. They were at their peak of popularity from this time until the 1920s.

Now they are experiencing a revival as herbalists and other health practitioners frequently recommend them for various ailments, most especially as an alternative treatment for menopausal and premenopausal women, because hormone replacement therapy involving synthetic estrogen has come under criticism for its negative side effects.

Treatment of Ailments and Conditions

Red clover blossoms can be taken internally for:

For insect bites or stings, the fresh flowers are crushed and then applied to the infected area. They help to soothe the damaged skin by acting to assuage the itching and reduce swelling.

If you sprain your ankle or have a bad bruise, then a compress made from crushed blossoms is the thing to reduce the swelling. Arthritis and gout also ease their grip when such a compress is used.

You can even make an ointment from the fresh flowers that helps if you are suffering from lymphatic swelling.

An oral tincture reduces inflammation of the lungs and liver, and can stop the spread and clear up skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.

Dry, hacking cough giving you trouble? The kind that shakes up your whole rib cage? Syrup made from red clover blossoms will soothe away the cough and keep your lungs from producing phlegm. This natural wonder has antispasmodic and antiseptic properties, making it the perfect treatment for coughs, except in situations where production of phlegm is needed, such as influenza or bronchitis. Under these circumstances, recommendations are that you should combine it with a good expectorant such as mullein.

Furthermore, red clover blossoms contain a compound called coumarin, as well as several similar molecules. Coumarin is known to keep the blood from clotting. Patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis can benefit from blood thinning, but this has to be closely monitored to avoid thinning the blood too much, which in the case of injury can lead to uncontrolled and dangerous bleeding.

This plant is considered a highly beneficial plant for menopause relief. In studies, women with severe hot flashes and anxiety have seen their symptoms reduced after taking red clover extracts.

There are many supplements with red clover extracts for menopause relief on the market. It is recommended that you pick one with standardized extracts to make sure of the potency and quality of active ingredients.

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