Name:\u00a0 Alfalfa<\/p>\n
Latin:\u00a0 Medicago Sativa<\/p>\n
Other Common Names:<\/p>\n
Family:<\/p>\n
Parts Used:<\/p>\n
Vitamins\/Minerals:<\/p>\n
Used for:\u00a0 Alfalfa is a fairly deep rooted plant, and thus picks up trace minerals from the soil.\u00a0 Because of this action, it can be used as a cover crop, and then some of it plowed under to doubly enrich the soil.\u00a0 It contains essential digestive enzymes and amino acids.\u00a0 It is quite rich in vitamins, and can be used as a tonic infusion for regular use, although the taste may be a little “green” for many.\u00a0 It can be used as a blood thinner, and a detox herb.\u00a0 Some athletes use it for increasing endurance and energy.\u00a0 As alfalfa is one of the vitamin rich tonic herbs, it can be used to assist in a variety of conditions, as malnutrition or lacking in specific nutrients can make just about any condition worse.\u00a0 Alfalfa is also a galactagogue, which means that it assists in increasing the production of milk while nursing.\u00a0 It can also be used as a gentle substitute for estrogen after menopause.\u00a0 There are also signs that it helps to maintain normal cholesterol levels.<\/p>\n
Use in tandem with:<\/p>\n
Uses for Pets:\u00a0 Arthritis, blood disorders<\/p>\n
Directions & Warnings:\u00a0 None known<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Name:\u00a0 Alfalfa Latin:\u00a0 Medicago Sativa Other Common Names: Family: Parts Used: Vitamins\/Minerals: Used for:\u00a0 Alfalfa is a fairly deep rooted plant, and thus picks up trace minerals from the soil.\u00a0 Because of this action, it can be used as a cover crop, and then some of it plowed under to doubly enrich the soil.\u00a0 It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[340,109],"tags":[275,50,70,346,140,358,342,210],"class_list":["post-1842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editing","category-herbs","tag-blood-thinner","tag-cholesterol","tag-detox","tag-herbs-for-pets","tag-menopause","tag-nursing","tag-therapeutic-herb-manual","tag-tonic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions\/2242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archives.ravenandcoyote.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}