Red clover

Red clover, also known as meadow clover or Trifolium pratens, is a plant of the clover genus (Trifolium) and belongs to the legume family (Fabaceae).

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Red clover grows as a maximum biennial plant that reaches heights of between 15 and 80 cm. The plant has an upright, bare stem and alternate leaves that are egg-shaped or elliptical. Red clover flowers from April to October. During this time, multi-flowered and spherical inflorescences of yellow to violet-purple color are formed. Red clover is almost exclusively pollinated by long-trunked bumblebees, unlike white clover. The legume of red clover contains one or two seeds.

Trifolium pratense is the parent plant of Trifolii pratensis flores cum summitatibus

Caution: increased risk of breast cancer with long-term use! Reduced effect of estrogen receptor modulators (tamoxifen). Federal Office for Risk Assessment advises against taking isoflavones and corresponding products.

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