Red Clover -Trifolium pratense; (Leguminosae)

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Red Clover -Trifolium pratense; (Leguminosae)

 

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GENERAL

 

The bloodstream is the river of life Dr. Christopher would often say. To work

perfectly it must carry good food to the whole body and carry off the waste

materials. The miles of veins, arteries and capillaries must be taken care of

The tissues and cells have to be kept alive and vibrant, first of all from

proper eating.

 

Most of us eat refined sugars and starches which convert to sugars in the body.

The blood vessels in the body become lined with toxins so badly that they can be

compared to corroded and limed pipes in the plumbing system of a house. Only a

small channel is available for the blood to flow through.

 

Hardening of the arteries is one of our foremost killers today.

 

The sugars and starches leach out the calcium from the body so the tissues

become so weakened that they sometimes break.

 

To keep the blood vessels healthy we must follow the mucusless diet, including

the three-day cleanse once a month. We can also use blood cleansing teas.

 

One of the best is Red Clover.

 

Dr. Christopher made it into a combination which is a superior blood cleanser

and purifier. Dr. Christopher thought for years that he had an exclusive formula

in his Red Clover combination.

 

People with malfunctions of all kinds, including cancer, got excellent results

using this combination.

 

Eventually, one of the people using his combination went to the Hoxy Clinic just

to see how the cancer was coming along and they were informed that Christophers

formula was almost identical to the Hoxy formula!

Neither one knew that the other had the formula! Chief Sundance from Idaho Falls

would chat with Dr. Christopher exchanging formulas, and during one of these

conversations they found that they had the same blood purifying formula. Dr.

Christopher said that the good Lord put it into various peoples hands because

each had different kinds of people coming to them.

 

In this formula is featured Red Clover which is an alternative Most of the other

herbs in the formula are also altneratives, concentrating on certain organs of

the body.

 

Dr. Christopher emphasized that we need to know the source of our problems.

Perhaps our toxic condition begins with a poorly functioning bowel which should

be taken care of with the proper Formula.

 

But suppose a person has a case of boils or acne. The Red Clover combination

should be used about three times a day, six days a week for six weeks.

 

Then you can switch to another blood purifier such as burdock or chaparral or

Brigham tea. Then switch back to the Red Clover combination.

 

For many years Dr. Christopher taught that cancer is not an isolated problem in

the body.

 

If the cancer breaks out in a place where we have an old injury or a weakened

portion in the body it only indicates that the cancer is in the bloodstream.

 

It only accumulates, like a boil or an ulcer, in a weakened area and drains the

poisons in the area.

 

The medical profession cuts it out and says,Well, the cancers all gone!

 

The cancer breaks out in another place. The bloodstream must be cleaned.

 

The Red Clover combination or even Red Clover alone has a powerful alternative

effect to clean the bloodstream.

 

A woman came to Dr. Christopher asking if he could help her with an Rh factor

problem. She had three children and each of them had to have a blood transfusion

at birth because of the Rh incompatibility. In addition the woman had open heart

surgery so she had a serious Rh problem herself.

 

The Doctor put her on the mucusless diet, the three-day cleanse and the Red

Clover Combination. He didnt hear from her for a while, but a couple of years

later at a lecture she walked up the to podium with a darling little baby in her

arms. She just wanted to show Dr. Christopher the miracle baby who hadnt had to

have his blood drained out of him and, although she had the open heart surgery,

she bore the baby just fine thanks to blood purification.

 

A man at eighty years old was diagnosed with cancer throughout his body.

 

The family gave him carrot and celery juice along with the blood cleansing

formula in capsule form.

They would alternate the carrot and celery juice with grape juice. In four

months time the doctors could not find any cancer cells. They didnt believe it

was the same man.

 

Dr. Christopher included Red Clover in his list of Ten Honorable Herbs which are

ten of his favorites.

 

He said that the beautiful blossom, which is quite mild in flavor and action, is

one of the most powerful blood purifiers.

 

The tea, not taken in the combination but alone, is a good stimulant for the

liver and gall bladder.

 

 

In cases of acne, a six-week course of three cups of Red Clover tea a day,

alternated with two weeks of burdock root tea, will bring good results in even

the most stubborn cases.

 

And many of the old American Botanic physicians used a syrup of Red Clover for

whooping cough.

 

The ancient Chinese used dried Red Clover buds in pillows to facilitate relaxed

and peaceful sleep.

They also took the tea to impart a pleasing fragrance to the body before the use

of soap became widespread. Native American tribes used an infusion of Red Clover

as a gargle for sore throats, whooping cough and asthma.

 

DELICIOUS BLOOD CLEANSER

 

One of the best things about Red Clover is its good taste.

 

Most of the alterative herbs are not so tasty, except perhaps sassafras and

sarsaparilla. Chaparral on the other hand is downright nasty.

 

Red Clover can be taken as an everyday tea for its flavor somewhat resembles

table tea. Sweetened it is accepted by all, even children.

 

Alteratives are known as blood sweeteners.

 

They take wastes gradually out of the body without overloading the elimination

through the colon or the kidneys.

 

Red Clover is specific for counteracting scrofulous and skin diseases and as an

antidote for cancer.

 

It is also good used for bronchitis and spasmodic affections. Most herbalists

recommend either a daily tea or a syrup for these chest afflictions.

 

It similarly cures croup, colds, bad coughs, hoarseness and all troubles

pertaining to the lungs, windpipe and bronchial tubes (Luc:67). You can treat it

for the spasms of asthma and colds and coughs.

 

It is the twin sister of honey although not everyone recommends it as a good

honey plant as the bees dont visit it for as long a time as the white clover.

However the taste is delicious.

 

It is one of the few remedies that favorably influences whooping cough,

suspending the spasmodic cough entirely in two or three days (Felk: 1995). The

strong infusion is generally used for this. The herb can also be used as a

gargle.

 

The herb is extolled for its application to growths in any place in the body.

 

It can be used as a wash for mouth ulcers or other skin growths.

 

Kloss remembered, as a boy, gathering the Red Clover blossoms for the family

postmaster who had a serious cancer. He lived to be an old man without an

operation (Klo:30 1).

 

For internal cancers the strong tea can be drunk four times a day on an empty

stomach. For throat cancer gargle with the strong tea several times a day and

take it internally. For cancer of the female organs take the tea as a drink and

douche with the strong tea, retaining it as long as possible, five or six times

a day.

 

 

Dr. Thomson suggested a cancer plaster which is widely recommended. Cover the

flowers with water and boil for one hour.

Then strain and reduce the liquid until it is the consistency of tar.

 

It can be spread on a clean cloth and applied to external cancers. This is not

one hundred percent verified in all cases where it has been tried, but together

with the tea administered internally there have been many reports of successful

healing with the treatment.

 

If there is a cancer in the rectum you can give an injection (small herbal

enema). Bethel says she has seen many cancers disappear with treatment of Red

Clover (Beth: 136).

 

Red Clover is also a quieting herb.

It will soothe the nerves and promote better digestion especially in weak and

sickly children.

 

It is a good maintenance liquid for the duration of any infection and a good tea

for people with debilitating diseases such as hepatitis and mononucleosis

(Moore: 139).

 

It strengthens weak nerves and general debility thus is also useful in treating

infertility (Lev: 51).

 

There are several combinations of various alterative herbs for the treatment of

cancer. We consider Christophers Red Clover combination as probably superior to

them all. In his School of Natural Healing Dr. Christopher suggested a couple of

other combinations, if you should need to look further.

 

In China the herb is prescribed in flatulence, colds, muscular rheumatism, nose

polyps and toothache.

 

The sap is good as an application in colds and flu and as an excellent local

application in piles, prolapsed anus and seat worms (Shi:262).

 

Red Clover contains goodly amounts of calcium and potassium, both indicators of

high healing qualities.

 

It is extremely high in Vitamin A and contains good doses of some of the Bs. It

also contains the vital Vitamin D, which is considered necessary for the

assimilation of calcium.

 

Vitamin E and B-12 are also present, along with K.

It also contains iron, phosphorus, chlorine, silicon, magnesium and trace

elements.

 

In the Porno culture clover was extensively used as a food as it is high in

protein and the appearance of the succulent young leaves in the spring was the

signal for special clover feasts. The people moved out into the fields and

reveled in the abundance of these greens, eating great quantities as they

gathered them and bringing them back to the village by the basketful. So quickly

did the people devour these greens that it was not unusual for them to be

afflicted with bloating similar to that sometimes found among horses and cattle

in the spring (Har:Eat: 113-4).

 

HISTORICAL USE

 

Used as a blood cleanser, for cancer, boils, acne, Rh problems, as a liver and

gall bladder stimulant, for whooping cough, sore throat, asthma, skin growths,

bronchitis, for spasmodic affections, scrofulous and skin diseases, croup, colds

and hoarseness, all troubles with lungs, windpipe and bronchial tubes, for mouth

ulcers,

to sooth nerves, as a digestive aid, for infections, hepatitis, mononucleosis,

infertility, flatulence, rheumatism, nose polyps, toothaches, piles,

prolapsed anus and for seat worms.

 

 

RELATED PLANTS

 

Sweet clover is a close relative to the Red Clover. Its botanical name is

Melilotus officinalis. The Mayo Clinic reported the discovery of a new chemical

in Sweet Clover which was traced to the eating of spoiled clover.

 

The Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment station has completed a seven year study

of clots lodging in the heart, the lungs and in thrombosis.

 

 

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

 

The active principles have not been well described. Some phenolic substances and

two glycosides have been discovered (Spoerke: 146).

 

DR. CHRISTOPHERS COMBINATIONS CONTAINING Red Clover

 

The Red Clover Combination Tea contains the herb. It is also sold in syrup form.

 

The Black Ointment contains Red Clover blossoms.

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