Alfalfa Leaf

Alfalfa is a perennial flowering plant. This common, fragrant, nutritive herb is also very popular in herbal medicine, and frequently found in tea blends to promote health and wellness, it has a fresh, green, hay-like scent, with just a hint of sweetness. You may find some of the purple flowers hiding in a good batch of alfalfa leaf.

Alfalfa is high in mineral content, and is considered tonic and rejuvenating. Alfalfa greens are very high in protein and dietary fiber. They have the highest chlorophyll content of any plant and contain large amounts of enzymes, making the greens easily digestible. Alfalfa greens are a good source of vitamins C, E, and K, as well as iron, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.

Safe to take daily and in large doses, it is a food grade herb with few contraindications. This herb is a favorite with pregnant and lactating women, and safe for use in children.

Appearance, aroma and taste profile: Green with a fresh scent. Mild flavor with a hint of sweetness.

Botanical Name: Medicago sativa

Common Names: Chilean Clover, Buffalo Grass, lucerne, purple medic