Red Clover

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) is one of my favorite tea herbs. It’s a great nutritive, making not only vitamin-rich but tasty teas. The leaf can be used, and it’s this that we often see filling the bulk of containers when red clover is purchased in commerce. But it’s the pink flowers that are a moistening, sweet remedy that is the benefit of harvesting the herb yourself. Red clover has estrogenic properties and has a history of use in helping regulate hormones especially during menopause. It also has history as a cancer fighter and lymphatic system drainer. It is often called a “blood purifier,” assisting the body in detoxification.