Spring is just around the corner, and many people get the spring-cleaning bug this time of year. It feels so good to clean off the dust of winter and be ready for the summer months. As good as it feels to clean up our physical space, it feels even better to clean up our internal environment. Red Clover is an excellent spring cleaner for the bloodstream, which in turn helps the entire body. If you haven’t tried it, now is an excellent time! 

Historically, Red Clover has been used in many cultures to help with various ailments including cancer, boils, acne, Rh problems, asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, digestive issues, and all sorts of skin disease.1 The Pomo Indian culture used Red Clover as a food as it is high in protein. The appearance of the young red clover leaves in the spring was the signal for their special clover feasts. They would gather great quantities of it and eat it as they brought it back to the village by the basketful. 2 

Red Clover is an alterative herb. According to Dr. Nowell, “Alteratives are remedies which gradually alter and correct impure conditions of the blood.” 3 Dr. Christopher states, “The true alterative slowly but surely cleans and purifies the bloodstream and, at the same time, steadily tones up the organ or organs which may not be able to secrete impurities from the blood.” 4 

Dr. Christopher loved Red Clover. It was so important to him that he included it on his list of Ten Honorable Herbs, which are 10 of his favorites. It’s easy understand why this herb made his top ten list – it is a fantastic blood cleanser, and it also tastes good! This is not the case for all alterative herbs.  

Dr. Christopher called the bloodstream the “river of life,” and to work its best it needed to be able to “carry good food to the whole body and carry off the waste materials.” 5 He recommended using Red Clover tea three times a day, six days a week, for 6 weeks and then switching to another blood purifier such as Chaparral or Brigham Tea.6 

This spring I encourage you to do your internal spring cleaning and keep the river of life flowing clean and pure. Follow Dr. Christopher’s recommendation and drink three cups of Red Clover tea, six days a week for six weeks. Start now and see how this helps with seasonal allergies, colds and coughs and just general energy as the seasons change.

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