Medicago sativa aka lucerne. My grandmother Falconar from Buenos Aires, Argentina settled with her boys in northern Alberta and ran a healing farm where she treated people with polio and people with diabetes! Cooked and raw alfalfa, along with goat milk, therapeutic massage and exercise, were key to her healing program.
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Sold by the gram. Please bring or order a bag
MINIMUM ORDER IS 100g OR $5 WORTH
You can bring your own container if you are picking up. Please make sure that you bring bottles for liquids and wide-mouthed jars or bags for solids and herbs. Please make sure that the containers you bring are the right size. To use your container for oils, the bottle must be exactly the right size because I will be filling your order by volume. A 1000mL J jar, not a quart jar. In case of shorting due to metric versus imperial measures, I may fill your container right to the top, your measure might be short, or I may ask you to buy an extra container.
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OVERVIEW
Alfalfa has been grown as feed for hundreds of years due to its superior nutritional value. For humans, the seeds are often sprouted and eaten fresh. The sprouts are considered very nutritional but also easy to digest.
Dried alfalfa leaves are used in herbal teas and tinctures and consumed for digestive health, promoting healthy blood clotting, relieving arthritis pain, easing morning sickness, and check tooth decay. Some studies have shown that it may even prevent cholesterol absorption in the gut.
DISCLAIMER
The information presented on this website is for informational, reference and educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a health care practitioner.
Photo thanks tp By Amédée Masclef - Atlas des plantes de France. 1891, Public Domain, Link