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May 9th, 2012
Helpful Herbs Red Clover
Forget the four leaf clover, the red clover can be even luckier for you, especially if you are trying to rid stubborn toxins from your system. Red clover is a great herb to use to purify the blood from harmful toxins because it stimulates the liver which acts as the body’s detox organ. Red clover contains many vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin B-12, vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin K. It also is a good source of nutrients like calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, silicon, thiamine, and niacin.
The flowers from the red clover can be dried, ground up and made into a tea, eaten raw or mixed with alcohol and made into a tincture. This ingestion of red clover helps to produce red blood cells because of the abundant presence of flavonoids. It also has the ability to soothe the nerves of people who take it.
Red Clover has been used by herbalists for centuries to treat respiratory problems, colds and infections. It will improve blood circulation and has been prescribed by herbalists to treat cancer.
There is a biochemical in red clover called Genistein which has been shown to prevent the growth of tumors by inhibiting the tumors from receiving the blood supply that they need to grow, thereby virtually starving the tumor.
Red clover has been used to treat many disorders such as: acne, eczema, asthma, bronchitis, flatulence, sore throats, coughs and colds. It helps with digestion and infections and may also help to lower cholesterol levels. Menopausal women have been recommended to use red clover to alleviate some symptoms associated with menopause