Red Clover

Gender: Masculine

Planet: Mercury

Element: Air

Chakra Colour: Violet

Medicinal Uses: Traditionally, cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and a range of other serious illnesses were treated with red clover as it was seen as a blood purifier, an antibiotic, a relaxant and an appetite suppressant. It was considered good for inflamed lungs, colds, flu, cough, fever, whooping cough, and other inflammatory conditions related to gout and arthritis, most glandular ailments, gastric trouble, skin disorders, headaches, neuralgia, and the AIDS virus. A syrupy extract of the flowers can be used externally for persistent sores, burns, abscesses, fever sores, and ulcers and was also believed to prevent cancer or arrest tumors. A poultice of the plant can be used for athlete’s foot and other skin problems. The flowers were formerly smoked in anti-asthma cigarettes. It is considered an excellent remedy for children with skin problems, especially eczema and psoriasis. It also has been used as a treatment for stubborn dry coughs.

Magical Uses: Clover is typically seen as a symbol of fortune and good luck. It is also used to ward off evil spirits and to help a seer develop their psychic abilities. Hang a bundle over your door to keep negative entities away, or plant it in your front yard, around the edge of your property.

Carry some dried clover in your wallet to bring financial gain your way, or keep it in your pocket when you’re at a gaming table. Because of its cleansing properties, you can dry some clover and burn it like you would sage or sweetgrass, as part of a smudging or purification ritual.

Other Names: Beebread, Clovone, Cow Clover, Daidzein, Genistein.

Contraindications: Do not use if you are pregnant or breast feeding or have breast cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids. Birth control pills, Estrogens, Anticoagulants.

 

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