Steinmetz:Medicago
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Medicago sativa (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Heart Trefoil
- Lucerne
- Snail Clover
- Burgundy hay
- Medick
- Guinea grass
- Natural Habitat
- temperate and southern Europe
- Southern Russia
- Persia
- Peru
- China
- India
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- protein
- saponin
- myriston
- vitamins
- fat
- Action
- nutritious
- fattening
- brain tonic
- heart tonic
- antiscorbutic; much used for fodder purposes
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