The porridge plant belongs to the clover family, has long been known not only as a wonderful honey plant, but is also widely used in folk medicine. The healing properties that it is famous for have been used for many centuries. Clover-based products help with many diseases.
general description
Clover, popularly known as porridge, belongs to the legume family and has about 250 species. Most often populates floodplain and upland meadows, found in forest glades and along roads. On one plant there can be 3–8 branched stems, whose height sometimes reaches 60 cm. Ternary leaves of saturated green color have an oval shape. Inflorescences in the form of a ball consist of red or white moth flowers. The fruit in the form of a single seed bean appears by the end of summer or early autumn.
Clover roots are covered with small nodules, the formation of which is caused by a special bacterium, Bacillus radicicola. Under its influence, the soil absorbs free nitrogen from the atmosphere, due to which clover is attributed to plants that can enrich the land with the necessary element.
Healing properties
Kashka is a plant whose useful properties are not limited to agronomy, but to a large extent relate to traditional medicine. For a long time it serves as an effective means to strengthen immunity and regulate metabolism. Often it is used to lower bad cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. Infusions and decoctions, which have a diuretic, expectorant, antiseptic and lymphogonous effect, are good for coughing, colds, rheumatism. The beneficial effect is due to the content in the leaves and flowers of the plant of substances such as hypoxanthine, tyrosine, flavonoids, essential oils, carotenoids and vitamins C and E.
Both red and white clover are used in a variety of forms - in the form of decoctions, infusions, alcohol tinctures, extracts that are part of dietary supplements. Leaf compress is used to treat burns and wound healing. Red clover is especially popular , the medicinal properties and contraindications of which have been known since the 16th century. Today, this plant has been studied quite well, which allows you to create effective and inexpensive drugs on its basis.
Red clover
The red gruel plant grows almost throughout the European countries, as well as in Siberia. It is a well-known cancer protector that is used to treat cancer of the breast, ovaries and lymph system.
Strengthening the walls of small vessels and large arteries, clover helps with many diseases associated with the cardiovascular system. Tincture, prepared on its basis, helps restore potency in men, has a healing effect in rheumatism, cystitis. Tea from clover flowers is an excellent assistant in the fight against cough, asthma, bronchitis. The course of use is 45 days. The red cup is a good remedy for seborrhea, allergic rashes, psoriasis and other skin problems.
The antiseptic and lymphogonous effect of this plant allows it to effectively cope with pathogenic bacteria, while cleaning the body from accumulated toxins and toxins. Very often, due to immunodeficiency diseases, a malfunction in the lymphatic system occurs. Clover red helps to clean it gently. The medicinal properties and contraindications have been studied quite well, so it remains only to properly prepare and use medicines based on it.
White clover
The name of this plant is Amoria repens (creeping amoria). It is distinguished from red clover by a white color of inflorescences (sometimes with a yellow or green hue) and shortened stems (up to 30 cm). White clover is widespread almost everywhere - both in Europe and in Asia, in temperate countries. It usually grows in floodplain meadows, along roadsides, in wastelands.
A fairly wide range of therapeutic effects is possessed by this plant. Porridge contains a large amount of vitamins, carbohydrates, steroids, flavonoids, which can reduce the level of bad cholesterol in the blood, which, in turn, reduces the risk of atherosclerosis. Preparations made from white clover are used to treat tuberculosis, in case of poisoning, inflammation of adenoids, hemorrhoids, etc. All of them have analgesic, antitoxic, hemostatic and wound healing effects.
White porridge is widely used in gynecology - infusions and decoctions from it are very effective in inflammation of the ovaries and painful menstruation.
Harvesting raw materials
For medicinal purposes, clover is plucked during the flowering period. Inflorescences torn together with the apical leaves are dried in a dark, ventilated room, decomposing the raw materials in a thin and even layer. Drying and shedding of the heads should not be allowed. Properly prepared clover flowers have a slightly purple hue and maintain a rounded shape. Shelf life is 2 years.
Recipes
Decoction of the roots
For 200 ml of water, 20 g of dried roots will be required. Pour the crushed raw materials with boiling water and put in a water bath for half an hour. Then strain and add water to the original volume. Take 4 times a day before meals, 1 tablespoon.
Inflorescence decoction
Inflorescences fill with water and, boiling for 15 minutes, let it brew for half an hour, then strain. 250 ml of water will require 20 g of raw materials. The resulting broth should be taken in a quarter cup 3 times a day.
Clover infusion
A glass of boiling water pour 40 g of dried and crushed leaves and leave for 1 hour. Take the same way as a decoction.
Contraindications
Most people can safely use clover-based products both inside and out. The exception is pregnant and lactating women, people with increased blood coagulation, heart diseases, who have had a heart attack or stroke. A side effect can be expressed in some cases in the form of a rash on the skin, nausea and headache.
Despite the fact that the porridge plant by and large does not pose a health hazard, self-medication without consulting a doctor is not recommended.