Red Clover

Helps to relieve the itch of conditions like, eczema, psoriasis, dry crusty skin, cradle cap. Used by the american indians for skin diseases, particularly chronic skin conditions. A delicate sweet and medicinal tea is made from the fresh or dried flowers, it is alterative, antiscrofulous, antispasmodic, aperient, detergent, diuretic, expectorant, sedative and tonic. Red clover has also shown anticancer activity, poultices of the herb have been used as local applications to cancerous growths.

The isoflavones isolated from red clover have been studied for their effectiveness in treating some forms of cancers. It is thought that the isoflavones prevent the proliferation of cancer cells and that they may even destroy cancer cells.