Alfalfa (Lucerne, Medicago sativa) can be eaten like vegetable in food therapies. It has effects to clear dampness-heat in spleen and stomach. And as a natural remedy, it helps treat bladder stones, decreased urination, threatened abortion, bleeding and edema.
Here are six alfalfa recipes:
1. Alfalfa tofu soup for edema
– Dried leaves 15g
– Tofu 200g
– Lard 150g
– Salt 1/2 teaspoon
– Water 2 cups
– Boil and simmer them for 15 minutes
– Eat it, once a day
– This remedy is said to help treat edema
2. Alfalfa tofu soup for abdominal distension, vomiting, thirst, constipation and bloody hemorrhoids
– Fresh alfalfa (wash and cut into pieces) 200g
– Tofu (cut into 1/2 inch curd pieces) 200g
– Green onion (cut into small pieces) 10g
– Fresh ginger (minced) 10g
– Salt 1/2 teaspoon
– Water 2 cups
– Boil tofu and ginger for 5 minutes
– Add alfalfa, bring to a boil, then add salt and green onion
– You may add soy sauce or your favorite spices to the soup
– This remedy is said to help treat abdominal distension, vomiting, thirst, constipation and bloody hemorrhoids
3. Alfalfa corn salad for bladder stones, decreased urination, dark yellow (or red) urine and edema
– Fresh alfalfa sprouts 100g
– Fresh sweet corns 200g
– Salt 1/3 – 1/2 teaspoon
– Steam corns for 5-10 minutes, then let it cool to room temperature
– Mix alfalfa sprouts with corns and salt
– You can add your favorite spices to the salad
– This remedy is said to help treat bladder stones, decreased urination, dark yellow (or red) urine and edema because both alfalfa and corns are diuretic
4. Alfalfa seed egg soup for threatened abortion and kidney deficiency
– Dried Alfalfa seed powder 5g
– Egg 3 eggs
– Water 2 cups
– Boil eggs for 10 minutes, and remove eggshells
– Boil and simmer the powder for 20 minutes
– Add the eggs and simmer for another 20 minutes
– Eat eggs and soup
– This remedy is said to help treat threatened abortion, fetal irritability, uterine bleeding, dizziness and tinnitus due to kidney deficiency
5. Alfalfa and egg for irritability, insomnia, dry cough and blood in the stool
– Fresh alfalfa (wash and cut into pieces) 150g
– Egg 3 eggs
– Green onion 10g
– Salt 1/2 teaspoon
– Cooking oil 1 teaspoon
– Use a fork or whisk to beat eggs until the yolks and whites are blended
– Heat a pan on a stove, when the pan is hot, add cooking oil and green onion, then add eggs, stirring
– Add alfalfa to the pan, stirring, then add salt
– Just like stir fry vegetables
– This remedy is said to help treat irritability, insomnia, dry cough and blood in the stool
6. Alfalfa congee for kidney stones
– Please go to this page: How to Make Alfalfa Congee for Kidney Stones
Please note, before you take a remedy, you should consult your doctor. If you suffer from a serious health problem, you should seek medical care.
For more information about natural remedies for edema, go to Natural Remedies Center: http://www.naturalremediescenter.com/treat/edema/
