Everyone knows that clover brings good luck. But not many people know that clover flowers have medicinal properties. They are actively used in folk medicine. From flowers make infusions, decoctions, teas and many others that help cope with a variety of diseases.
Useful properties of flowers of clover
Clover flowers are an excellent sedative for whooping cough and bronchitis. Also, they make a decoction (20 g of dry raw material per 500 ml of water), which can be used to treat various fungal diseases of the legs. Clover flowers have anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antimicrobial effects. From flowers you can make infusion. For this:
- 50 g of flowers (dry) should be mixed with 500 ml of water.
- Leave the mixture for a day.
This infusion is an excellent diuretic, expectorant and laxative.
Clover flowers can also be used to treat vaginal irritations. To do this, make a decoction of 10 grams of raw materials and 500 ml of water. This tool helps to cope with ulcers, blackheads and mild burns.
Clover flowers strengthen the nervous system. They have a calming effect even in severe nervous exhaustion. They can also be used as an infusion to fight gout , tuberculosis and arthritis.
Contraindications to the use of clover flowers
Flowers of clover have not only medicinal properties, but also contraindications. It is forbidden to use decoctions, teas and infusions with such a plant to people who suffer from an estrogen-dependent form of cancer. In addition, do not take them to those who have diarrhea, have severe pain in the stomach or heart disease. Broth from the flowers of clover is not recommended for pregnant women.