Alfalfa Medicago sativa.Alfalfa Extract.

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History of Alfalfa:Medicago sativa.

Alfalfa Extract INCI Name Medicago Sativa Extract CAS 84082-36-0 EINECS ELINCS No 281-984-0 Alfalfa Herb Extract Purple Medick and Trefoil extract Lucerne extract photo picture image The first recorded mention of Alfalfa is in a book by the Emperor of China written in 2939 BC.

 It has been used extensively over the years in China

 It was imported into Greece from the East, after Darius discovered discovered it in Medea (from where it gets its botanical name)

 The Arabs gave Alfalfa its name which means 'father of all foods' and fed it to their horses to make them run faster

 Tradition: It was burnt and the ashes scattered around the property to protect it,used in Wiccan rites to protect the home from poverty and hunger

 Medicinal Parts used: Whole herb and leaf
 Alfalfa Extract INCI Name Medicago Sativa Extract CAS 84082-36-0 EINECS ELINCS No 281-984-0 Alfalfa Herb Extract Purple Medick and Trefoil extract Lucerne extract photo picture image

 Alfalfa has been extensively studied. Whole plant material contains many important substances, including several saponins, many sterols, coumarin, flavonoids, alkaloids, acids, vitamins, amino acids, sugars, proteins (25% by weight), minerals, trace elements, and other nutrients. Whole alfalfa also contains plenty of fibre with anticholesterolemic properties.

 Alfalfa is one of the most nutritious foods known. Its calcium, carotene, chlorophyll, and vitamin K content make alfalfa an important nutritional supplement. Alfalfa root saponins can inhibit increases in blood cholesterol levels by 25% in experimental animals fed a high cholesterol diet. Offsetting this positive effect are findings that the root is hemolytic and may interfere with vitamin E metabolism.

 High concentration of vitamin K found in whole alfalfa has beneficial effects on several forms of hemolytic disease. Alfalfa has antitumoral and antibacterial properties. In folk medicine, it has been used as a tonic and appetizer, and as a diuretic to relieve urinary and bowel problems. Perhaps the most common modern use of alfalfa is in the treatment of symptomatic arthritis, but although numerous clinical and anecdotal reports are available, no scientific research has been done on its effectiveness.

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last edit date:25th,May.2009.