Benefits of Red Clover

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Benefits of Red Clover

American children (myself included) traditionally love hunting in a patch of red clover for a rare four-leaf stalk known to bring good luck, but it is the dried flowers that are used in herbal medicine. Red Clover (trifolium pratense) is a red-blossomed herb that contains compounds called isoflavones. Isoflavones act as a mild form of estrogen.

Cancer

Current studies are showing that isoflavones like those in red clover, may aid in prevention of cancer cells forming and may even kill cancer cells in laboratory tests. But red clover has estrogen-like effects that could aid in the expansion of certain estrogen hungry cancers in the same way that human estrogen can.

Phytoestrogens are the estrogen-like compounds contained in red clover. Estrogen can overstimulate the body and cause certain cancers like uterine cancer that develops in the lining of the uterus. Long term use of herbs with phytoestrogens then could contribute to cancer, but there is also contrary evidence to this. People who consume a mostly plant-based diet, like vegetarians or vegans, have a greater absence of notable cancers. Researchers believe that phytoestrogen links with certain cells in the body thus preventing human estrogen from combing with those cells and stimulating the production of cancerous cells.

Red clover may alter the effects of any drugs containing hormones or derivatives of hormones like birth control pills for hormone replacement therapy, as well as the levels of natural hormones in the body.

It is unclear whether red clover is safe for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or who have breast cancer or other hormone-sensitive cancers. Studies looking at the extract's effectiveness against prostate enlargement and prostate cancer have begun.

Current uses of red clover are for menopausal symptoms (both early and peri-), breast pain associated with menstrual cycles, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, and symptoms of prostate enlargement. The flowering tops of the red clover plant are used to prepare extracts available in tablets and capsules, as well as in teas and liquid forms.

The Menopause-Osteoporosis-Isoflavone Connection

Isoflavones have shown potential in the treatment of a number of conditions associated with menopause, such as hot flashes, cardiovascular health, and osteoporosis.

There is not enough reliable scientific evidence to recommend red clover for osteoporosis. Menopause increases a woman's risk for developing osteoporosis (significant bone loss). Taking red clover has been shown to help delay osteoporosis in women who have not hit that stage of life.

Red clover goes by several other names like purple clover, bee-bread or cow clover and is used as an herbal remedy for cervical dysplasia. It is available in a variety of forms like tea or liquid extract, capsules and tablets or tinctures. Red clover is also a source for several nutrients: calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, thiamine, vitamin C, niacin and chromium.

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