Red clover capsules: have been used over a period of years as medicine in China and Russia. It was used to treat jamming and respiratory inflammation. Red clover was used by the soldiers wounded in the war to accelerate the healing of the wounds.
The research is being carried out to determine the possible importance of red clover to the people suffering from menopausal symptoms, heart diseases and diabetics. In the present time, red clover is used to assist reduce blood clotting; prevent osteoporosis, arterial plaque and restricting the growth of benign prostrate hyperplasia.
Red clover is a resource of numerous important nutrients such as vitamin C, magnesium, thiamine, phosphorus, chromium, potassium and calcium.
One or two red clover tablets are to be taken 1-2 times daily in addition to the everyday diet.
It is also important to note that women who are suffering from hormone related diseases such as breast, uterine or ovarian cancer, uterine fibroids and endometriosis and men with prostate cancer should not used red clover due to estrogenic effects.
Also, because of this chemical (estrogen), pregnant mothers are not advised to take red clover. It may lead to abnormal development of the fetus. This has been proved in small animals.