Ayurvedic Herbs: Red Clover

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Red Clover

  • Latin Name: Trifolium pratense

  • Plant Family: Leguminosae

  • Sanskrit Name: Vana-methika

  • Part Used: flowers

  • Taste (Rasa): bitter, sweet

  • Energetics (Virya): cooling

  • Post-Digestive Effect (Vipaka): pungent

  • Dosha: PK- V+

  • Tissues (Dhatu): plasma (rasa), blood (rakta)

  • Systems (Srotamsi): circulatory (rakta vaha srotas), respiratory (prana vaha srotas)

  • Actions: alterative, diuretic, expectorant, antispasmodic

  • Precautions: few, perhaps high Vata, tissue deficiency

  • Preparations: infusions, decoction, powder

References

Frawley D, Lad V. The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine. Twin Lakes, Wisconsin: Lotus Press; 2001.