Sweet Clover. Melilotus officinalis, Willd. German: Steinklee. French: Couronne royale. Spanish and Italian: Meliloto. Arabian: Aklil-ul Malika. Indian: Iklil-ul-mulk. Chinese: Hsu?n-ts’ao. Dried flowering plant. Keynote: thrombosis.
Constituents: coumarin derivatives, flavonoids, tannin, dicoumarol (anticoagulant).
Practitioner use.
Action: aromatic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, expectorant, antibiotic (seeds). Contains Coumarin, an anticoagulant and antithrombotic. Sedative. Mild analgesic (leaves and flowers). Antiflatulent. Styptic, to arrest haemorrhage.
Uses: thrombosis, facial or intercostal neuralgia (compress), conjunctivitis (infusion as an eye douche), rheumatic aches and pains, wounds, externally, for the healing of, (compress). Swelling of lymph glands.
Flatulent colic. Phlebitis, heavy legs, varicose veins, menopausal disorders, insomnia, nervousness. Combines with Milk Thistle or Goldenseal.
Preparations: Tea: 1-2 teaspoons to each cup boiling water; infuse 15 minutes. Dose: half-1 cup, thrice daily. (Cold as an eye douche)
Powder. 375mg (quarter of a teaspoon).
Tincture. Dose: 3-5ml thrice daily.
Fomentation. Aches and pains.
Externally: herb pillow.
Contra-indications. Emetic in large doses. Should not be used without supplementation with Vitamin K. Not used in presence of Warfarin. ... melilot
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