Melilot officinalis and white: description, composition, properties, use, contraindications. Useful properties and contraindications of sweet clover

Other names for this plant: sweet clover, yellow clover, medicinal burkun, wild hop, hare's chill, ground trefoil, tomka, horsewort, denets, moth grass, sweet clover, etc.

This is a tall, herbaceous bush, ranging in height from 50 cm to 1.5 meters and above. The stem is dense, branched and woody at the base. The leaves are trifoliate, petiolate, bluish-green above, paler below, hence popular name- trefoil.

The flowers are yellow, small, collected in erect racemes, bloom all summer, from June to September, seeds can be collected in August.

You can find sweet clover in Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia and other countries, in the wild, as well as as a cultivated plant in specialized farms, garden plots, etc. Yellow clover is a valuable culinary and medicinal plant.

WITH therapeutic purpose use grass tops and leaves. Sweet clover is harvested during flowering. Dry, as usual, in the shade, spreading out in a thin layer.

Sweet clover is an aromatic herb and has a pleasant coumarin odor, thanks to substances such as melilotol, melitilic acid, coumarin, and essential oils.

It is used in cooking as a seasoning for fish dishes, salads, soups, in the manufacture of canned food, cheese, compotes, in pickling tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.

The sweet clover herb has expectorant, anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, anticoagulating, antiseptic, fibrinolytic, diaphoretic, emollient, carminative, sedative, anticonvulsant, and wound-healing properties.

Preparations of sweet clover are used in the treatment of cough, bronchitis, hypertension, atherosclerosis, flatulence, constipation, increased nervous excitability, hysteria, migraine, insomnia, diffuse toxic goiter, neuropirculatory dystonia, rheumatoid and gouty arthritis, at inflammatory diseases female genital organs, purulent wounds, abscesses, boils, as well as during menopause.

Sweet clover infusion (cold): 2 teaspoons of chopped sweet clover herb pour into 2 glasses cold water, leave for 4 hours, filter. Take 1/3 cup 2-3 times a day 20-40 minutes before meals.

For external use in the form of compresses, baths, an infusion of sweet clover is used according to the following recipe: 2 tablespoons dry and measured. pour 1/2 liter of boiling water over the herbs, leave for half an hour, then strain.

Sweet clover decoction : 10 g of dry and crushed herb, pour 1 glass of water, boil for half an hour over low heat, then strain. Take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day for acute respiratory diseases, bronchitis, insomnia, liver diseases.

Alcohol tincture of sweet clover (with vodka): pour 100 g of dry raw material (grass) with half a liter of vodka or diluted alcohol (40%). Infuse for two weeks, then strain and take 10-15 drops orally, 3 times a day before meals, with water. The tincture is used for infertility and disorders hormonal levels, endometriosis, migraine, etc. Store sweet clover tincture in the refrigerator for up to 2 years.

Here's another recipe sweet clover extract from fresh herbs: pour 50 grams of fresh chopped herbs with half a liter of vodka, leave in a dark place for two weeks, then strain. Take 15 drops orally, 2 times a day.

Sweet clover ointment Prepare according to this recipe: grind 2 tablespoons of freshly dried sweet clover flowers into powder, then add 50 g of Vaseline and mix everything well. This ointment is used to accelerate the maturation and healing of boils, carbuncles, purulent wounds, etc.

And another recipe for ointment from sweet clover, in butter: take 3 tbsp. spoons butter and 50-60 g of freshly dried sweet clover flowers. We thoroughly grind the flowers into powder and then mix them with oil. Sweet clover ointment is good at drawing out pus from abscesses, relieving pain and inflammation.

Sweet clover is also an excellent honey plant, and sweet clover honey has medicinal properties. Translated from Greek, the name of this plant means honey clover. Sweet clover honey is used for joint tumors, rheumatism, inflammation mammary glands, bronchitis, dropsy, flatulence, migraines, insomnia, hypertension, etc.

It should be remembered that you should not take medications from sweet clover in doses greater than indicated in the recipes, since an overdose may cause headache, nausea, vomiting.

Sweet clover, contraindications . You should not use sweet clover during pregnancy. internal bleeding, hemorrhagic diathesis, with reduced blood clotting. And also do not overdose and stick to prescriptions.

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Please tell me, does sweet clover with white flowers not have such qualities? We only have white ones.

I was prescribed it for varicose veins. Can it be used?

Maria, then there is a different type of sweet clover and it has different properties

An ointment made with unsalted pork lard and sweet clover is very helpful for chest pain ( initial stage mastopathy and other inflammatory processes)

I heard sweet clover flowers help with diabetes mellitus? How effective is it?

The “posterior” aorta is thrombosed by 90%, the anterior aorta by 20%, there are also problems along the periphery, all this after extensive heart attack. Can sweet clover help?

Thank you, helpful information. Now I will also use sweet clover, previously I considered it a useless herb

It is not clear whether sweet clover is good for the kidneys?

Controversial issue, there is no consensus on this issue. To treat kidneys, it is better to take another herb. If the buds are healthy, it is definitely useful to use this plant.

Sweet clover helps thin the blood and prevents the formation of blood clots

There is also a recipe for making sweet clover (infusion): take 6 grams of crushed sweet clover leaves and flowers, pour 200 ml of boiling water (1 glass), leave in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, set aside and let stand for 45 minutes, then strain. Squeeze out the remainder and bring the volume to 200 ml (add boiled water). Take 2 tablespoons 2-3 times a day, after meals.

Can sweet clover help with rosacea?

Have you heard that sweet clover contains a lot of selenium? Is this really true?

Tell me where in Israel you can buy medicine from sweet clover. Thank you.

ORIGINAL - the herb is rich in silicon selenium, helps well for joints, expels salts.

If you are treating with weed, it is better to collect it yourself, or buy it from trusted people. Now is the time to collect grass.
There are also GOST standards for the weed sold in pharmacies, which say what the weed should look like. Often these guests violate.

Does sweet clover help with ovarian dysfunction?

The healing properties of sweet clover have been known for a long time. It was widely used in medical practice healers from many countries. The ancient Roman physician Pedanius Dioscorides described sweet clover in a reference book medicinal substances"De materia medica" The Roman physician, Galen, used sweet clover to treat the wounds and injuries of gladiators. The famous ancient healer Avicenna (ibn Sina) repeatedly mentioned this plant in his works. He recommended the use of sweet clover preparations in the treatment of ulcers, abscesses, purulent wounds, boils, female diseases, various tumors, including internal ones, to relieve pain, including headaches and joint pain. Avicenna’s respectful attitude toward sweet clover is also emphasized by the fact that he called this plant “the royal crown.” In the Middle Ages, preparations from sweet clover were widely used by Paracelsus.
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Sweet clover honey helps me a lot with 30-year-old gastritis (high acidity).

Is it possible to use sweet clover in the treatment of radiation proctitis? is it safe?

Where can you buy sweet clover? Not in pharmacies.

Ideally, prepare it yourself. and if you need it now, then you need to ask herbalists

Thanks a lot.

Sweet clover grows well here in Siberia - I could send it if necessary

On the website (Monastic collection for weight loss) it is written that sweet clover eliminates cravings for sweets and starchy foods. But on other sites about medicinal plants, nothing is said about this. So is this true?

This is most likely a marketing ploy, don't fall for it. limiting the consumption of sweets and starchy foods can only be done by the will and the conviction that eating a lot of sweets is harmful

I went to all the pharmacies and there was no sweet clover herb or oil. Where to find?

buy a ticket out of town and collect it yourself, or ask someone, for example, familiar herbalists. A trip to nature will only be beneficial, and along the way, prepare yourself something else...

The pharmacy had not heard of sweet clover. I found it from grandmothers who sell various herbs at the market (ask the sellers how to find them). I drink it to thin the blood =)

Treatment experience has accumulated over many centuries various diseases medicinal herbs. In witchcraft, sweet clover (yellow berkun), lat. Melilotus officinalis. This can be found in temperate latitudes, in different areas: in a field, in a meadow, along the road. The beneficial properties of sweet clover are numerous due to its chemical composition.

Chemical composition

Chemical composition Sweet clover is very rich and contains:

• coumarins and their derivatives;
• protein (17.6%);
• Sahara;
• vitamin C (up to 389 mg), vitamin E (more than 45 mg), carotene (up to 84 mg);
• lactone;
• glycoside;
• flavonoids (robinin, flovin, kaempferol);
• melilotin;
• essential oil (0.01%);
• polysaccharides (mucus);
• saponins;
• allantoin;
• hydroxycinnamic, coumaric, melilotic acids;
• phenolic triterpene compounds;
• carbohydrate compounds;
• nitrogenous bases;
• amino acids;
• tannins;
• fat-like substances (up to 4.3%);
• macro- and microelements (accumulates molybdenum, selenium);
• fatty acids (found in seeds).

Beneficial features

The herb sweet clover has numerous benefits, but do not forget about contraindications. It lowers blood pressure and has an antispasmodic effect in patients with angina pectoris and atherosclerosis.

It has a calming effect on cardiospasms, anxiety, excitability, insomnia, headaches, and menopause. It is used as a mucolytic agent for coughs, bronchitis, and is included in the ingredients of laxative tea.
It is used externally for healing wounds, treating boils, joint tumors, and inflammation of the ENT organs. The beneficial properties of sweet clover “work” even if not medical contraindications. The main ones are allergies to, as well as individual intolerance to its components.

• increases immunity;
• restores the body in the postoperative period;
• useful for shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches;
• promotes lactation in lactating women, etc.

Did you know? In total, there are 22 species of sweet clover in nature. Not every one of them has beneficial features.

Collection and storage of medicinal raw materials

Collect side shoots and flowering tops of plants in the summer months. Thick stems are of no value; it is better to throw them away.
It is recommended to collect grass in meadows, fields, forest edges, away from highways, settlements, enterprises, treatment facilities, etc.

Dry collected material in a shaded place, spread out in a layer of 3-5 cm at a temperature not exceeding 32 °C. After drying, crush the dried flowers and leaves (without stems).

Important! Cannot be dried healing herbs in the open sun.If stored improperly, mold appears on the grass, and instead of a plant with healing properties sweet clover becomes poison.

Store in closed containers in a dry place for up to 2 years.

Traditional medicine recipes

For treatment, tinctures, ointments, tea are made from harvested or pharmaceutical burkun, sweet clover honey, and steamed herbs are used.

1. Infusion for internal use: 2 tsp. dry sweet clover pour 1.5 tbsp. distilled water, leave for 4 hours and drink 0.5 cups 40 minutes before meals. Has a sedative, analgesic, and antitussive effect.
2. For rubbing, compresses: 2 tbsp. l. herbs are poured with 2 cups of boiling water. Leave for 20 minutes.
3. For baths: 2 tbsp. l. dry raw materials are poured with 1 cup of boiling water. Leave for 10 minutes (sciatica, rheumatism, sprain).
4. Preparation of ointment: 2 tbsp. l. fresh flowers mixed with 2 tbsp. l. butter and heat over very low heat for 7-10 minutes. Use for furunculosis, ulcers, sprains.
5. Tincture: Pour 100 g of dried yellow burkun into a bottle (0.5 l) of vodka and leave for 2-3 weeks. Drink 10-12 drops before meals 3 times a day. Treats frequent migraines, hormonal imbalances, infertility, endometriosis.
6. For pain and swelling joints, wrap bags of steamed grass for 15-20 minutes before bed for 8-10 days.
7. Sweet clover honey is necessary for nursing mothers. Take 1 dessert spoon after every meal.
8. For cough, tracheobronchitis, pneumonia honey mixed with juice black radish and consume 1 dessert spoon 20 minutes before meals.

Did you know? Sweet clover honey accounts for 50-70% of the US honey market.

Use in cooking

Sweet clover is used in cooking as a seasoning for fish dishes and soups, they also eat salads with this plant, sweet clover tea, etc.

• Salad recipe:

• Sweet clover tea:

Contraindications and side effects

Yellow clover has not only medicinal properties, but also medical contraindications. Contraindications: pregnancy, lactation, decreased blood clotting, bleeding, kidney disease. Allergy sufferers should not use sweet clover honey.
Before starting treatment, a doctor's consultation is necessary. When using, strictly adhere to the dosage. In large doses it has a depressant effect on the nervous system. Side effects may include insomnia, headache, nausea, vomiting, bleeding of mucous membranes.

Sweet clover, the beneficial properties and contraindications of which are discussed in this article, has been used since ancient times. traditional healers for treatment various ailments. Plant preparations are used in the treatment of varicose veins, hemorrhoids, sprains, bruises, and hemorrhages. Sweet clover - perfect aid in the treatment of diseases such as lymphostasis, thrombophlebitis, postthrombotic syndrome.

In addition, the plant is often used as soil fertilizer and livestock feed. This medicinal plant is also an excellent honey plant. Sweet clover honey has a white or light amber color and is very pleasant aroma with light notes of vanilla. It is very tasty and healthy. In addition to all of the above, sweet clover is also a spice; its flowers and leaves are added to salads and first courses.

Botanical characteristics of the plant

Sweet clover is a herbaceous perennial of the Legume family, reaching a height of a meter or more. This plant is popularly called yellow burkun. This herbaceous perennial is endowed with a taproot, a straight branched stem, lanceolate leaves with serrated edges, and drooping small yellow flowers.

Yellow Burkun blooms in June, and fruits appear in July. The fruit of the plant is a brown bean with yellow oval seeds. Sweet clover has a strong coumarin aroma.

The plant is widespread in Asia, the Caucasus, Europe, Britain, New Zealand, America, and Russia. Quarries, wastelands, roadsides and trails, fields are places where sweet clover grows.

Collection, preparation and storage of medicinal raw materials

IN medical purposes Almost all parts of the plant are used. It is recommended to start harvesting raw materials during the flowering period, in June and through August. Using a knife, cut off the tops and shoots of the plant. Thick and rough stems are not suitable for cooking. medicines.

It is advisable to collect on a fine sunny day, since a plant collected in rainy weather will quickly ripen and darken, and, therefore, lose its mass healing properties. Immediately after collecting plant materials, they need to be spread out in a thin layer on paper and dried thoroughly. You can use ovens and dryers for this. In addition, the raw materials can be dried outside, under a canopy. Don't forget to stir the plant parts occasionally. The end of drying will be indicated by the fragility of the stem.

Properly prepared raw materials have the aroma of fresh hay and a bitter-salty taste. You can store the blanks for two years, no more, and only in sealed packages and protected from contact sun rays places.

Sweet clover - beneficial properties and contraindications

The plant contains quite a lot of:

• coumarins;
• dicumarol;
• melilotina;
• choline;
• tannins;
• resins;
• mucous substances;
• saponins;
• starch;
• squirrel;
• flavonoids;
• tocopherol;
• ascorbic acid;
• fatty oils;
• ash;
• protein;
• essential oils.

The rich composition gives sweet clover a lot of healing properties. The plant has: diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, emetic, restorative, choleretic, immunostimulating, diuretic, antitoxic, antiallergic, wound-healing, antispasmodic, antiasthmatic, antipyretic, bactericidal, antitumor, analgesic effects.

Plant preparations contribute to:

• increased pressure;
• improvement of peripheral and cerebral circulation;
• absorption of fats;
• lowering cholesterol levels;
• improving attention;
• strengthening the central nervous system;
• stimulation of cardiac activity;
• slowing down the aging process;
• normalization metabolic processes;
• eliminating inflammation;
• strengthening immune system;
• stimulating the functioning thyroid gland;
• removing toxins from the body;
• accelerating the healing of wounds and ulcers;
• stimulating estrogen production;
• protection skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation;
• eliminate skin flaking and acne;
• eliminating seizures;
• increased milk production during lactation;
• treatment of neurosis, cystitis, headaches, infertility, painful menstruation, women's ailments, furunculosis, radiculitis, bruises, rheumatism, bronchitis, insomnia, colds, atherosclerosis, hypertension, myositis, osteochondrosis, dropsy, flatulence.

The use of sweet clover preparations in alternative medicine

➡ Preparing a decoction. This remedy will help cure colds, bronchitis, and insomnia. Take 30 gr. dried, finely chopped herbs and pour 400 ml of cold water. Place the container on the fire and wait until it boils. Leave to simmer over low heat for thirty minutes. Cool and take two spoons of medicine three times a day.

➡ Preparation of anesthetic infusion. Take dry sweet clover herb, chop and brew in three hundred milliliters of boiled water. Place in a dark place dry room for a few hours. Filter and consume 1/3 cup of the drug twice a day.

➡ Endometriosis, infertility, migraines: tincture therapy. Pour two hundred grams of dried, finely chopped herbs with 400 milliliters of vodka or medical alcohol. Place the container in a cool, dry place for fifteen days. Shake the contents from time to time. After time, filter the tincture and take 20-25 drops of the medicine four times a day. IN mandatory wash down the remedy warm water. The prepared tincture must be stored strictly in the cold.

➡ Preparation of healing ointment. This product is recommended for use for long periods of time non-healing wounds and furunculosis. Grind twenty grams of dried sweet clover flowers to a powdery consistency. Mix the powder with Vaseline or any vegetable oil. Mix the resulting mass thoroughly. Apply this ointment to the affected areas. Store medicine in a refrigerator.

➡ Healing baths help eliminate painful sensations in the joints. Brew fifteen grams of finely chopped sweet clover herb in boiled water. Let the product sit for about thirty minutes. Strain and add the product to the bath. The duration of the bath is twenty minutes.

➡ Sweet clover in the treatment of female ailments. Connect sweet clover with centaury And coltsfoot. Grind the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Brew the mixture in two hundred milliliters boiled water and put it in a dry place for three hours. Drink a third of a glass of infusion every two hours. The course should be thirty days.

➡ Pancreatitis: porridge therapy. Mix sweet clover with calendula flowers, thyme, plantain, chamomile, ash grass, galega, calamus and cucumber. Grind and mix the ingredients. Brew sixty grams of the mixture with 500 ml of boiling water. Wrap the container and put it in a warm, dry room for two hours. Filter the infusion and squeeze out the raw materials. Apply the paste to the pancreas area, cover with compression paper and cotton cloth on top. The duration of the procedure is sixty minutes. It is necessary to be treated with this remedy for fourteen days.

➡ Sweet clover in the treatment of hypertension. Brew twenty grams of dry finely chopped sweet clover herb in three hundred milliliters of boiled slightly cooled water. Leave the container in a dry place for three hours. Strain and drink 100 ml of infusion four times a day.

➡ Flatulence: cure with decoction. Grind the dried sweet clover rhizomes and pour 20 g of raw material into 300 ml of boiled water. Place the container on the stove and wait until it boils. Simmer the product over low heat for about fifteen minutes. Cool and filter the product. Take a spoonful of the drug three times a day.

➡ Use of sweet clover honey. This remedy has analgesic, diuretic and antispasmodic properties. Daily use small quantity honey helps cure colds and gastrointestinal ailments, eliminate pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, inflammatory processes. It is recommended to take honey in the presence of cardiac pathologies, as well as during lactation.

Contraindications!

It is strictly not recommended to use sweet clover preparations during pregnancy, individual intolerance, or the presence of kidney diseases. In addition, it is important not to overuse sweet clover. The appearance of nausea, vomiting, fatigue, as well as drowsiness, will indicate poisoning.

Before using sweet clover for medicinal purposes, consult your healthcare professional.

Instructions for use:

Sweet clover is a herbaceous biennial belonging to the Legume family, subfamily Motylkov.

Description of the herb sweet clover

Sweet clover reaches a height of 1 m. It has a highly branched stem, small leaves, and yellow flowers collected in axillary racemes. Single-seeded beans. The plant is very fragrant and blooms throughout the summer.

The plant is very unpretentious and drought-resistant. It grows wild on roadsides, wastelands, ravines and meadows.

Found in Asia, Europe, South and North America, New Zealand, in Russia and Ukraine, in Central Asia and the steppe regions of the Caucasus. This plant is often grown specifically for culinary and medicinal purposes.

Use of sweet clover

Sweet clover has found application in folk and scientific medicine. The grass sweet clover is highly valued by farmers as it is easily digestible and quality food for livestock. In addition, the plant enriches the soil with nitrogen and is an excellent plant fertilizer. And beekeepers consider sweet clover honey to be one of the healthiest and most delicious. It has a pleasant vanilla scent.

Sweet clover has also found its use in cooking. Salads and soups are prepared from the young plant. Sweet clover herb is dried and used as a seasoning for fish, and added when preparing sauces and marinades.

In the perfume industry, the properties of sweet clover are used as an odor fixer. Sometimes the plant is added to smoking mixtures for fragrance. Also the plant is very effective means when fighting moths.

Chemical composition of sweet clover

Coumarin gives the plant a fragrant, pleasant smell. Its maximum content was found in flowers.

Sweet clover herb contains melitoside, melilotin, coumaric acid derivatives, mucus, protein substances and essential oils.

Medicinal properties of sweet clover

Sweet clover is highly valued due to the presence of coumarin in it. Coumarin has a depressant effect on the nervous system and can prevent seizures.

Studies have shown that the substance coumarin can increase arterial pressure, improves blood circulation in the brain and organs abdominal cavity and myocardium, increases the strength of contractions of the heart muscle.

In addition to coumarin, the plant contains substances that give sweet clover its properties biogenic stimulants. Experiments were conducted on rats to test survival after administration of large doses of strychnine. It was revealed that aqueous extracts sweet clover was blocked toxic effect poison and extended the life of the experimental subjects.

The introduction of sweet clover herb preparations stimulates the phagocytic activity of leukocytes and increases their number.

Decoctions and infusions are made from the plant; it is part of medicinal fees. A melilot plaster is made from it, which is used for purulent-inflammatory processes of the skin.

Decoctions and infusions are taken orally as a sedative and anticonvulsant, when coronary disease hearts. At colds The properties of sweet clover are used for expectoration of sputum.

Externally, the plant is used in the treatment of rheumatism.

Among other things, in folk medicine the plant is used to treat flatulence and constipation, to treat women's diseases and during menopause.

Treat with ointments based on clover purulent wounds and boils.

Sweet clover honey is also very valuable. For mastitis, it is applied to the mammary glands, and for arthrosis and arthritis, a honey massage is performed.

Contraindications to the use of sweet clover

The plant should not be taken by people with reduced clotting blood, kidney disease, hemorrhagic vasculitis. Pregnancy is also a contraindication for use.

In case of an overdose of the plant, vomiting, nausea, and headache may occur.

Today we will talk about sweet clover, its beneficial properties and contraindications...

Where does sweet clover grow - photo of the plant

Sweet clover (see photo) belongs to the group of medicinal plants and belongs to the legume family. The height of the plant can reach 1.5 meters, its flowers are collected in racemes and have a pronounced pleasant smell, as well as a rich yellow. However, there is also a white variety of sweet clover.

Unpretentious grass grows almost everywhere - plants can be found both in the field and along the roads, sometimes even in your own garden plot.

Why exactly - sweet clover? The name came from the Don, or does the grass grow in marshy bottom areas? No, we're wrong. Because it successfully treats bottom diseases - the lower abdomen, pelvic floor.

The sweet clover plant is used both as a medicine and as a spice - the leaves of the sweet clover, especially the very tops, can be added to salads and first courses. effective in treating colds and sore throats. For more information about the medicinal beneficial properties and contraindications of sweet clover honey, read the link.

Medicinal beneficial properties of sweet clover

So, what are the benefits of sweet clover?

The medicinal sweet clover is rich in many useful elements, and, thanks to this, is able to provide assistance for many diseases.

• Coumarins have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the heart, normalize blood pressure, and also improve blood circulation in the brain.

• Choline tidies up liver function, gallbladder, is able to reduce, and also improves attention and restores nerves, makes sleep better.

• Dicumarol improves blood clotting, so this medicinal herb is indicated for the treatment of varicose veins veins, with thrombophlebitis, hemorrhoids, postthrombophlebitis syndrome.

• Saponins have anti-inflammatory properties and act as a diuretic, choleretic, antispasmodic and diaphoretic.

• Resins contained in in moderation in sweet clover, have antibacterial and astringent effects.

• Vitamin C ( ascorbic acid), calcium, phosphorus, potassium, carotenoids and chromium provide support for those weakened by the disease.

• Vitamin E delays the appearance of wrinkles, stimulates the functioning of hormone-producing glands and the body's production of estrogens - female hormones.

Such a rich composition allows you to treat many various diseases, such as cystitis, cough due to colds, liver diseases, menopausal neuroses, for boils, ulcers, sweet clover accelerates their maturation, relieves inflammation and pain syndrome for purulent wounds, bruises and sprains.

A decoction of sweet clover herb helps with bronchitis, helping to improve the discharge of sputum.

There are anticonvulsant, antitoxic and antiallergic properties.

Gynecology is widely represented in the treatment of sweet clover - infertility, disorders menstrual cycle, menopausal problems; in nursing mothers, a decoction of sweet clover stimulates lactation.

White sweet clover is considered a more poisonous variety, but no less effective in terms of treatment - its decoctions get rid of worms, and is used externally for abscesses and acne. Baths with it will help with radiculitis, rheumatism, myositis.

If you grind the branches and inflorescences of white sweet clover and place them in rooms, you will get rid of annoying blood-sucking insects for a long time.

Preparation of sweet clover grass

The collection of medicinal yellow sweet clover is carried out during the flowering of the plant - from June to August inclusive. Cut off top part plants, as well as side shoots up to 25 cm long.

A sunny, dry day is chosen for harvesting plants, since sweet clover cut after rain darkens and quickly loses all its medicinal properties. The cut plants are laid out in a thin layer on paper and placed in a dry place, such as an attic, until completely dry.

To make the workpieces dry more evenly, you can periodically stir the clover. To preserve the beneficial properties of the medicinal plant throughout the year, completely dried sweet clover is packaged in jars and placed in a dark, warm and dry place.

The shelf life of high-quality raw materials can reach 2 years, provided proper storage medicinal herb.

The use of medicinal clover in folk medicine

Most often, sweet clover herb is used in the form of infusions, ointments, decoctions, compresses and for bathing.

To prepare a soothing sweet clover infusion You will need a container (preferably a thermos) into which 1 tbsp is poured. spoon with a heap of ground herbs and pour 400 ml. boiling water The mixture is infused for about an hour, after which it is ready for use. It will also help with insomnia, nervous overexcitation, headaches.

For external use, a stronger infusion is prepared - half the dose of boiling water is used for the same amount of herb - 200 ml. It is used for external compresses, wiping ulcers, as well as baths to treat joint pain.

Dosage for bathing more - 200 grams of medicinal raw materials per liter of boiling water. Boil for three minutes, then leave, strain, and add to the bath. The bath itself lasts 20-25 minutes and has calming properties, reduces swelling, swelling and joint pain.

Used to restore hormonal levels alcohol tinctures – 50 grams of crushed sweet clover is poured into 250 ml. vodka and infuse for two weeks in a dark place, shaking occasionally. Ready composition Store on the refrigerator door and take 15 ml three times a day. before meals.

Also, this tincture will be effective for endometriosis, infertility,. The course is usually a month, after which it is recommended to take a break.

To prepare the ointment from yellow sweet clover at home you will need dried flowers plants ground into powder, as well as petroleum jelly, which is mixed with flowers in a 1:1 ratio. This ointment treats carbuncles, purulent wounds, etc.

For aches in the body, bones, muscles, it is advised to simply steam the herb and apply it warmly to twisting joints, painful places, then apply a warming bandage for a couple of hours.

Quite often, sweet clover is combined with other medicinal herbs in various herbs, for example, with coltsfoot and centaury, sweet clover. Sweet clover tea is useful for thrombophlebitis, thrombosis, embolism.

Contraindications for sweet clover

Like any medicinal plant, yellow sweet clover has not only beneficial properties, but also a number of contraindications.

When consuming sweet clover herb, you must carefully adhere to the indicated dosage, since the plant is poisonous.

Overdose threatens depression nervous system, and also adversely affects the intestinal muscles.

Excessive use of sweet clover infusions internally can result in headaches, nausea, frequent dizziness, occasionally hemorrhages in the muscles, as well as damage to the liver and central nervous system.

It is strictly forbidden to use sweet clover during pregnancy and breastfeeding, in case of disorders of blood coagulation function, hemorrhages in the internal organs, hemorrhagic diathesis, as well as cirrhosis of the liver.

Failure to follow the rules for preparing infusions, ointments and decoctions, or incorrect proportions of the plant can lead to more serious problems with health.