ALFALFA (Lucerne, Buffalo Grass)Botanical: Medicago sativa
Alfalfa is rich is some important nutrients, including calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, essential enzymes, choline, sodium, and silicon, as well as vitamins A, B6, D, K, and P Herbalists have long used alfalfa to treat ulcers with surprisingly good results.
The vitamin P or rutin, that alfalfa contains builds capillary strength and reduces inflammation of the stomach lining, the vitamin A helps maintain the stomach's health, and enzymes present in alfalfa aid in food assimilation. Alfalfa tea aids in the digestion of proteins, starches, fats, and sugars.
The part of the alfalfa plant used is the flowering top and leaves, which are dried and made into a tea. Western herbalists make the tea with the whole leaves and flowers and then strain off the plant parts. Chinese herbalists make a fine powder of the dried plant parts by grinding them with a mortar and pestle. They then add the powder to water to make a tea.
Alfalfa must be afforded a prominent place in the healing garden, both for its restorative qualities to the soil and the ecosystem in general, and for its traditional healing uses.
This Herbal Remedies Blog is your online source for information and resources on natural home remedies. Herbal remedies are a type of alternative medicine that originates from plants and plant extracts. Used to heal illnesses and disease. Herbal medicine remains a popular alternative throughout China and the Far East, and is growing in popularity throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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