Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Alfalfa

Plant

English

Alfalfa, Buffalo grass, Buffalo herb, Chilean clover, Cultivated lucern, Lucerne, Purple medic

Latin

Medicago sativa L.

Plantparts

All parts, Entire plant, Flower, Herb before flowering, Leaf, Roots, Unspecified, Whole herb, Whole plant

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ache, Aches, Aids digestion, Analgesic, Anodyne, Antalgic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, Antihemorrhagic, Antihæmorrhagic, Antipyretic, Anti-scorbutic, Antiseptic, Aperient, Arthritis, Articular rheumatism, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Bleeding Stancher, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, catharic, Cathartic, check bleeding, Chronic pain, Cleanses the blood, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, depurant, Depurative, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disinfectant, dispepsia, Diuretic, Dyschezia, Dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Emetic, Energizer, Eupeptic, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Fortifying, Good for digestion, haemostatic, Hemostat, hemostatic, Herbal tonic, Hæmostatic, improves digestion, Indigestion, induce vomiting, inhibit bleeding, Laxative, Low energy, movements of the bowel, Pain, painful disorders, Painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, Refresher, refreshing, relieves fevers, Rheumatoid arthritis, scorbutus, Scurvy, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, Stiptic, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, Strengthener, Strengthening, Strengthens in recovering from disease, styptic, to cleanse the blood, Tonic, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, vomitive, Warming digestive

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, increase milk sekretion in women, Lactagogue, Milk production stimulant, promotes the flow of milk, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk

Warnings

Poisonous to cattle, Poisonous to chicken, Poisonous to humans, Poisonous to sheep

Foods

tea substitute

Other uses

Soil conditioner, soil improvement

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Veterinary uses

Veterinary: promotes the flow of milk in cattle

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia, Phytomedical used in Manoor Valley, Northern Pakistan, Phytomedical used in Sarban Hills, Abbotabad, KP, Pakistan, Phytomedical used in the south of Kerman, Iran, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus

Ingredients

 Acetone, adenine, Adenosine, Alpha-limonene, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, Amylase, Arabinose, Arachidic acid, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Boron, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, choline, Chromium, citric acid, Citrulline, cobalt, Coumestrol, Cryptoxanthin, Cytidine, Daidzein, Decanoic acid, Delta-Carotene, Dietary mineral, D-Limonene, fat, Fibres, Folinic acid, Formononetin, fructose, fumaric acid, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Genistein, guanine, Hentriacontane, Hydrogen cyanide, Hypoxanthine, Inosine, inositol, Invertase, iron, L-Arginine, Lauric acid, limonene, linalool, lutein, magnesium, malic acid, Malonic acid, Malvidin, manganese, Molybdenum, myrcene, Myristic acid, Niacin, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, pectin, Peroxidase, phosphorus, potassium, Propionaldehyde, protein, Pyridoxine, Ribose, saponin, Selenium, Shikimic acid, silicon, sodium, stachydrine, Stachyose, starch, Stearic acid, Stigmasterol, succinic acid, Sucrose, tannin, Tin, Triacontanol, trigonelline, trimethylamine, Trimethylglycine, Tryptophan, Vegetable oil, violaxanthin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B8, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, water, xanthophylls, Xylose, Zeaxanthin, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0105

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