Botanical Name: Medicago sativa
Plant Family: Fabiaceae
Plant description: Alfalfa is a perennial herb, which may grow to a height of 1 m, with trifoliate toothed leaflets, violet or blue flowers give way to a spirally twisted pod. Originating in Europe, Asia and North Africa, it is now cultivated widely throughout the world.
Part used: Leaf
Harvest: When about to flower.
Active Constituents: Isoflavones, vitamins A, C, E, K and minerals calcium, potassium phosphorous and iron, coumestrol and alkaloids asparagine and trigonelline.
Energetics: Astringent, sweet, cooling.
Actions: Nutritive, oestrogen modulating.
Uses: Alfalfa leaves, either fresh or dried, have traditionally been used as a nutritive tonic for convalescence, debility and pregnancy. It has also been used as a tonic after blood loss and anaemia combining well with other herbs such as nettle. Its phyto-oestrogenic properties make alfalfa useful for relief of menopausal symptoms.
Dosage: Infusion - pour one cup of boiling water onto one teaspoon of dried herb. Leave to infuse for five minutes. Drink up to one cup three times per day. Fluid Extract (1:2) – 30—60 ml/week
Cautions: Best avoided in oestrogen sensitive breast cancer.
Interactions: There is no known significant drug or nutrient interactions associated with alfalfa.
Certified organically grown in Tasmania, Australia, at Highland Herbs Tasmania.
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