Latin name: Menyanthes TrifoliataGenus: fever clover plants, protected!common names: Trifoliate, rabbit’s ear, gall, fevercloverPlant description: The plant grows on marshy soils of water bodies or in mud with a creeping rhizome that develops racemes or panicles with numerous flowers from May to June. The stem is smooth with trifoliate leaves. Origin: Spread in Europe, Asia and North America, but very rare and therefore protected. Gathering is only permitted in certain places. The plant is closely related to the yellow gentian.
Medicinally used plant parts
The leaves, collection period May to June
Ingredients
Bitter substances (loganine), tannins, flavonoids
Healing effects and use of bitter clover
Used to treat lack of appetite and stomach complaints and to promote bile flow. Bitter substances promote the production of gastric juices and stimulate the flow of bile, stimulating the appetite. Gentian, wormwood and centaury also belong to these bitter substances. Bitter clover is also called fever clover. This name is somewhat misleading because bitter clover is not proven to reduce fever.
Application in homeopathy
Here, the remedy Menyanthes is known and used to be used primarily to strengthen the stomach. Today it is also used for headaches with flushing, ringing in the ears, nerve pain. Commonly used in D1 to D3.
Preparation of bitter clover
Bitter clover tea. Prepare 1 teaspoon of bitter clover leaves with l water cold, heat to boil, boil for about 1 minute, strain, sip moderately warm and unsweetened. To stimulate the appetite, drink half an hour before meals.
Combination with other medicinal plants
Tea mixture for the treatment of stomach and bile complaints: Bitter clover leaves 15.0 g /peppermint leaves 10.0 g /crops of centaury 5.0 g 1 heaped teaspoon of this mixture with l boiling water, allow to steep for 5 minutes, strain. Drink three cups daily, unsweetened, moderately warm and sip by sip.
Side effect
No side effects are known at the stated dosage.
