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Leguminosae (Fabaceae)
- Berseem clover
- Egyptian Clover
- tiltan aleksandroni
- תִּלְתָּן אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרוֹנִי
- barsim el-ma' برسيم الماء
- barsim برسيم
- hamul حامول
- qurta قرطة
Annual
- Batha
- Phrygana
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
| System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Cancer |
Anti-carcinogenic | Eat mixture of aerial parts + grapes + spinach + broccoli + royal jelly + water extract of walnuts + barley + fenugreek seeds. |
Aerial parts | B |
| Cardiovascular | High blood pressure (Hypertension) |
Hypotensive | Decoct leaves & drink 1cup x3 /day. |
Leaf | B |
| Gastrointestinal | Difficulty passing stool & stool with blood |
Laxative | Boil leaves + Artemisia arborescens + lemon juice + honey; concentrate mixture & drink. |
Leaf | Z |
| Respiratory | Cough |
Anti-tussive | Decoct seeds & drink. |
Seed | Z |
Notes
In recipes for veterinery uses its unclear if the whole plant is used (Aerial parts +roots) or only the aerial parts
Cautions
Trifolium genus has some species which contain; oesrogenic isoflavenoids that can cause growth disorders, infertility, urticaria; coumarins that interfere with anticoagulant & hormonal therapy. Avoid in pregancy & lacatation. Plant may be fungally infected causing very high levels of oestrogens. Can cause miscarriage in pregnant grazing animals.
Other Uses
Trifolium alexandrinum L.
| System/State | Complaint / Use | Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary | Anaemia in livestock |
Anti-anaemia | Add whole plant? to animal feed (sheep and cows). (See NOTES) |
Whole plant? (See NOTES) | B |
| Veterinary | Facilitate delivery in livestock |
Parturient | Add whole plant? to animal feed (sheep and cows).(See NOTES) |
Whole plant? (See NOTES) | B |
| Veterinary | Inflammation in livestock |
Anti-inflammatory | Add whole plant? to animal feed (sheep and cows).(See NOTES) |
Whole plant? (See NOTES) | B |
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The authors of FLORAPALE, (Flora Palaestina Ethnobotanical) web site do not take responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of the plants described here. Always seek advice from a health professional before using a plant medicinally or for other purposes. See DISCLAIMER - https://florapal.org/disclaimer/
