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
  • Herba Medicago sativae
Constituent(s)
  • protein
  • saponin
  • myriston
  • vitamins
  • fat
Action
  • nutritious
  • fattening
  • brain tonic
  • heart tonic
  • antiscorbutic; much used for fodder purposes
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