Sweeping Fields of Clover

A field of crimson clover glows in the morning sunlight along a country road in western Oregon.

From medicinehunter.com:
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by Don Schwartz

Title

Sweeping Fields of Clover

Artist

Don Schwartz

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

A field of crimson clover glows in the morning sunlight along a country road in western Oregon.

From medicinehunter.com:
Originating from Europe, northern Asia and Africa, red clover is broadly distributed throughout the United Sates. As a fodder crop red clover is cultivated for animals, and the plant benefits soil by fixing nitrogen, thereby making it an ideal cover crop for enriching soil fertility for other crops. In the U.S., red clover is the state flower of pastoral Vermont.

The use of red clover as an herbal remedy goes back centuries, and the plant enjoys a history of both topical and internal applications. As a topical aid, red clover is often an ingredient in liniments and balms, for relieving the pain of both eczema and psoriasis, for sores, burns, and as an aid against skin cancer. The pain-relieving properties of red clover are likely due to the presence of the anti-inflammatory compounds eugenol, myricetin and salicylic acid in the flowers. Salicylic acid also demonstrates activity against eczema.

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September 5th, 2021