Latin name: Melilotus officinalisGenera: Butterfly blossom plantsFolk names: Moth Clover, Yellow Melilot, Honey Clover
Plant description
Biennial plant, usually 50cm to one meter high, upright, branched stems, leaves toothed. The yellow, small flowers grow in loose clusters. The typical hay smell falls on which is intensified after the harvest, caused by the released coumarin.
Flowering time: June to August. Occurrence: With us often at waysides, railroad embankments. The flowering herb, one dries slowly and gently.
Ingredients
Melilotin (from which coumarin is produced during drying), saponins, tanning agents, some essential oil.
Curative effects and application
The active ingredients dilate blood vessels, reduce vascular permeability and improve blood circulation, primarily in the veins. They also have a weak anti-inflammatory effect. The drug is used to treat varicose veins, pain and heaviness in the legs, itching, swelling and phlebitis, and haemorrhoids.
Because of the fluctuating content of active substances the drug is often rejected. In case of venous diseases, sweet clover tea can always be drunk in addition to the usual medication. In folk medicine, sweet clover is also used as a support for inflamed joints, carbuncles and boils as herbal cushions.
Preparation
Pour a large cup of boiling water over 1 or 2 teaspoons of chopped drug and leave to stand for 10 minutes, strain. You can drink 2 to 3 cups a day. For herbal pillows you can make a mixture of sweet clover, mallow and mallow leaves, camomile flowers and linseed in equal parts.
These ingredients are coarsely chopped and filled into small linen bags. Hang these sacks in hot water for 10 minutes, let them cool down a little and then place them on the area to be treated. Melilotus is prepared from the fresh, flowering plant. Severe headaches, migraines and nosebleeds can be treated with it. The most common potencies are D4 and D6.
Side effects
In normal dosage there are no side effects to be feared.
