Red Clover - Wildflowers are not weeds The red clover, wild or meadow clover (Trifolium pratense) is a fast growing and often invasive plant. Although perceived as a weed, it is a useful nitrogen fixer, breaking down providing nitrogen fertiliser that help grass grow.
The flowers contain many nutrients that includes calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, and vitamin C. They are a rich source of isoflavones, compounds that act as phytoestrogens which are plant chemicals similar to the hormone estrogen. As a traditional medicine it can be used to treat osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis, skin disorders, cancer, asthma, menstrual and menopausal issues.
In traditional folklore, the red clover flower is said to heal heartache by placing a sprig of the flower in a blue silk pouch and wear it near the heart. Newly weds would place a sprig into their shoes to ensure a happy marriage and brides would secretly put it in their husband’s shoe to ensure that he is faithful, even when he is far from home. The red clover flower is associated with money, success and prosperity, love and fidelity. As a flower remedy it enhances intuition, clarity, calmness and understanding and is especially helpful for those who suffer from panic attacks It can be used as a spiritual cleanser by placing a couple of drops of the clover flower essence in a mister with rose water. This purified the vibrations and clear away negative energies from the home. @Tarakins
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Wow That means it is so useful and nourishable That's great I hope ignorant people don't cut it off anyhow
it's full of nutrition and is found almost everywhere, much better than paying for something synthetic.
I love flowers any color but I love them.
same here.
These look so pretty, don't even make sense to call such pretty flowers as weeds.. I would allow these to gladly grow in my yard if I had one
i have loads because my lawn mower has broken down so they just grow wild, but i love the lawn with wildflowers anyway.
The flowers look so good dear and I’m happy that they are very useful for the health I hope that people that people don’t cut it off because they don’t know the usefulness
i think natural is always a better alternative to medicines.
I'm taking pill with red clover for my menopause, it's a natural way to maintain balance in my body Thanks for sharing this!
it's a much better alternative than chemical medicine. my cousin suffers from hormonal imbalance, i'm going to recommend this to her.
I so agree Nina weeds can be the most beautiful of flowers