# Alfalfa

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Medicago sativa, Alfalfa
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Key Actions: Appetite stimulant, Estrogenic, Nutritive, Stimulates.
Parts Used: Aerial parts, Sprout.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Cautions: Keep to recommended dosage. Do.

## Symptoms by System

### Extremities
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- Do not eat excessive amounts of sprouting seeds.
- Avoid during pregnancy.
- See also pp.42–51.
- Parts used Aerial parts • Sprout key actions Appetite stimulant • Estrogenic • Nutritive • Stimulates breast milk convalescence and debility Alfalfa infusion and sprouts provide high-quality and easily absorbed nutrition, especially when taken medium-term.
- Indications for their use include poor appetite, convalescence, inability to gain weight, and anorexia nervosa.
- Menopausal symptoms Alfalfa is a useful food to supplement during menopause.
- Unlike soya, it does not inhibit the absorption of minerals such as iron and calcium.
- Alfalfa contains estrogenic isoflavones, which have led to its recent use for menopausal symptoms, especially in combination with sage (Salvia officinalis).
- other uses This plant is also useful for arthritic and rheumatic symptoms, diabetes, and raised cholesterol levels.
- Medicinal uSeS Alfalfa, Lucerne Medicago sativa Most used as animal feed, alfalfa is equally nutritious for humans, containing appreciable levels of protein, calcium, magnesium, vitamins C, E, K, and beta-carotene.
- Its main traditional use has been as a natural food supplement for debility and convalescence, aiding appetite and weight gain.
- A–Z of h ErbAL rEMEdIES With easily assimilated nutrients, alfalfa’s combination of phytoestrogens, calcium, and magnesium can prove useful in the prevention of osteoporosis.
- seeds contain estrogenic isoflavones seeds 162