Description

Alfalfa, Cut & Sifted Leaf (Medicago Sativa)

HERB COMMON NAME :  Alfalfa

HERB SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Medicago Sativa

OTHER NAMES :  Buffalo Herb, Lucerne, Purple Medic, Jat, Qadb

FAMILY :  Leguminosae

ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES :

• Element: Earth
• Planet: Venus
• Day:  Friday
• Direction:  North
• Zodiac Sign:  Taurus
• Energy:  Yin
• Gender: Feminine
• Rune:  Uruz

Parts Used:  Leaf

Description:  Alfalfa contains many minerals and vitamins, and in addition, stimulates appetite and enhances overall nutrition. It is rich in vitamins A, C, E, and K. Alfalfa alkalizes and detoxifies the body, especially the liver. Alfalfa helps neutralize carcinogens in the intestine. It binds carcinogens in the colon and helps speed their elimination from the body. Extremely nutrient dense, alfalfa can replenish the stores of liver supportive vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin K which is stored in the liver and fatty tissues.

The action of Alfalfa on the reproductive system can be summarized as a restorative tonic. Alfalfa is phytoestrogenic and its action is to restore the strength and tone of the digestive, kidney, mammary, ovarian and uterine tissue.

Alfalfa is a fiber-rich food and may help to control blood sugar levels by slowing the absorption of glucose into the intestines. As a result, it may help to control diabetes and prediabetes.

Alfalfa leaves help reduce blood cholesterol levels and plaque deposits on artery walls that lead to heart disease and stroke. It contains plant compounds called saponins that lower the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines.

There are people who believe alfalfa can be used to make hair look healthier and stronger. Some claim it can stop hair loss when used as a supplement.

Alfalfa is a source of chlorophyll, the active ingredient in most breath fresheners.  An alfalfa infusion can help bad breath.

Historical Uses:  nutritive, phytoestrogen, phytoestrogenic, anti-tumor, appetite stimulant, detoxifying, detox, cleansing, detoxes the liver, eliminates intestinal carcinogens, eliminates colon carcinogens, reproductive restorative, diabetes, prediabetes, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce plaque deposits in arteries, lowers cholesterol, hair growth, prevent hair loss, strengthen hair, help bad breath

Mystical Attributes: Alfalfa is a bringer of prosperity. Carry it with you when you go to the bank to ask for a loan. Alfalfa is also used in money spells.

To protect your home and all who dwell within from hunger, poverty, and unhappiness, keep a small jar of alfalfa in your kitchen cabinet or pantry.

To protect your property, burn some alfalfa and scatter the ashes all around its boundaries and buildings.

Weave together alfalfa strands to make an amulet to protect against poverty.

Add alfalfa to your magickal cooking to ward off disease, to bring money into the home, and when general grounding is desired.

Mystical Intentions:  prosperity, anti-hunger, money spells, protection from poverty

Taste & Smell:  mildly sweet

Botany, Cultivation & Harvesting:  The alfalfa plant grows in the wild in large parts of Asia, in continental Europe, and in areas of North Africa. It is also cultivated in many countries with temperate climates.

Alfalfa is a member of the legume family of plants.  It grows in open meadows and other open and cultivated areas in temperate climates.  It prefers full sun and tolerates droughts well.  Alfalfa is an easy grower and will tolerate most soil types, preferably loamy soil.  Seeds are usually sown in autumn.  Prepare the soil with a manure and rock phosphate.  Young plants require regular watering, but once established, they become fairly drought tolerant.  It should be harvested in the summer when growth has reached 1-3 feet in height.  Alfalfa should be stored in a dark, dry, and cool place.

Contraindications & Toxicity:  Alfalfa seeds contain two chemicals (stachydrine and homostachydrine) that promote menstruation and can cause miscarriage. Pregnant women should not eat alfalfa seeds.

Constituents: 

• alkaloids (aspragine, trigonelline)
• phytoestrogenic compounds (formometin, coumestrol)
• vitamins K, A, C and minerals Ca, K, Fe, Mg
• saponins
• coumarins
• porphyrins
• the isoflavones (flavonoids) are estrogenic and antibacterial (Gm.- bacteria)
• trace minerals
• proteins

Sources: https://spiritartsandherbs.com/sources

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