Alfalfa The Father Of All Foods

Alfalfa vegetable herb

Alfalfa plants are known as herbal medicinal plant since around sixth century. The Chinese used Alfalfa as herbal uses for relieve fluid retention and swelling. While this herb first found by Arabs, they named it Alfalfa, which mean “The father of all foods.” The Arabs first fed it to their horses because they believed the Alfalfa made them swift and mighty. Alfalfa has been use as an animal crop for over thousand years thought it also used as an herbal medicinal.

Alfalfa is a kind of perennial herb that has a long list of dietary and natural medicinal uses. According to the scientist research, they’ve proven that Alfalfa might useful to lowering blood levels of cholesterol and glucose. The herbal leaves of Alfalfa plant contains rich of minerals and nutrients, including many substances which needed for human body such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, and carotene.  


Many people consumes Alfalfa supplements orally and is has been proven safe except in a small percentage of people where it produces lupus like symptoms. In the seeds and sprouts of Alfalfa, amino acid L-canavanine is present and that's why is thought to cause this reaction. However, this is not present in the leaves of the Alfalfa. The whole leaf and herbs medicinal are what are rendered from the Alfalfa plant.

Alfalfa is a good diuretic as well as a good laxative. It also works well for cure urinary tract infections, and kidney, bladder and prostrate disorders. The latest and greatest discovery of Alfalfa is the benefits that it might provide for lowering cholesterol because there are certain agents in Alfalfa that stick to cholesterol which keeps it from remaining in the blood stream. Further, it may also have a very strong treatment for lowering blood sugar levels.

When Alfalfa comes to the cuisine, this is another benefit that a lot of people enjoy it. Apparently this medicinal herbal plant is delicious in salads and even some people just eat it as a vegetable. Some of them claim that eating Alfalfa is a big part of healthy eating. Besides wheat grass and algae, Alfalfa has the most valuable nutrient as it contain rich of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and even has all of the required digestive enzymes.

Some avid Alfalfa lovers warned you about this herbal taste. Seem like you wouldn’t like it taste in your mouth. Alfalfa herb may feel like it is burning the tip of your tongue and you actually might just completely dislike it. However, they urge you to not give up. Once you acquired enjoying the taste, you will start to like it. The best news is that soon after eating it regularly you will find that your appetite for heavier foods will diminish.

As the natural herbal remedy Alfalfa becomes excellent reducing fevers and is very good for blood vessel. As it contains natural fluoride this herb also benefit use preventing tooth decay. Alfalfa can also use to make amazing herbal tea. How it does? When the Alfalfa leaves steep in the hot water it become a source of nitrogen. The tea is not only delicious as human consumption. Alfalfa tea also loved by those who planting Irises and Delphiniums. This because of Alfalfa has great effect on the plants when use it as a foliar spray. Others with a green thumb also use Alfalfa as mulch for their flower beds.