Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Description
Red clover is a perennial, herbaceous plant with straight stems, 30-70 (100) cm tall, gathered in bunches of 2-5, simple or branched, with trifoliate leaves, long petioles and shorter for those located on the stems. The lower leaflets and the ones on the edges are slightly hairy, rarely glabra, showing a lighter stain on the top side. The stipes at the base of the petiole are oval, ciliated and pointed towards the tip, pale in color presenting a visible greenish or reddish nervature. The flower heads, of globular shape, are surrounded at the base by an involucrum made of two trifoliate leaves. It blooms from May to September. It grows in grassy places, pastures, meadows, from plain to the mountainous region.
Harvest
Globular-shaped blossoms are gathered, together with the two leaves that surround them. Harvesting is done when the blooming is complete.
Drying Mode
The flowers are dried in ventilated rooms. Drying can also be done artificially at a temperature of 35-40 degrees C, ensuring proper ventilation. From 4-5 kg of fresh product you can obtain 1 kg of dried product.
Uses
As tea it is used as expectorant and diuretic. Internally: antispasmodic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, enterocolitis, urinary infections, rheumatism, dysmenorrhea, leukorrhea.
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