Product Description: Established in 1976, Cooperative Company Responsible for People and the Environment USDA Organic Certified Herbal Supplement Kosher QAI Organic Certified Radiation-Free Alfalfa is a well-known forage grain that provides high nutrition to many livestock. Alfalfa leaves make a pleasant-smelling tonic tea and blend well with other herbs. Plant: Alfalfa is a long-lived perennial with deep, wide-rooted roots. The plant grows 3 to 4 feet tall and has three-lobed leaves. Harvest the entire plant after the pale purple flowers bloom. Grows in a variety of conditions. As a nitrogen-fixing plant with a wide root system, alfalfa restores and nourishes poor soils. Alfalfa seeds are small, tan in color, and are a popular sprouting seed. Nutritional Facts: Alfalfa, an important forage plant, is a well-studied crop. Alfalfa is about 15% protein. It contains a variety of vitamins (including A, C, D, K, and B), trace minerals (calcium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, and manganese), and contains 15-25% fiber. There’s a reason it’s an important nutrient crop for many livestock! It also contains 2-3% saponins, flavones, isoflavones, sterols, coumarins, enzymes, and many other ingredients. Quality: Alfalfa leaves should be bright green with a few purple flowers. Alfalfa leaves harvested for herb use are usually the second or third cut leaves, which reduces the amount of large stems in the herb. The nutrition is all in the leaves, and the goal of alfalfa cultivation is to increase the stem-to-leaf ratio. We specify that at least 90% of the alfalfa leaf herb should be leaves, and no more than 5% of the leaves should be yellow or tan. Alfalfa leaves should have a fresh, mild hay aroma, and should not have a musty odor. The taste should be slightly sweet and herbal. There should be no musty or odd odor. We grind alfalfa leaves to make alfalfa leaf powder. (Most products sold as alfalfa powder are made from alfalfa herb, not alfalfa leaves. Alfalfa herb is up to 60% stem by weight, which greatly reduces the nutritional value of the product.)
How to use: To drink alfalfa tea, pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 teaspoon of herb. Cover and steep for 3-5 minutes. Add one teaspoon of alfalfa leaf powder as a supplement to your blended beverage. Just as alfalfa can revive the barren soil, it can revive our parched souls. It is a nutritious tonic that cleanses and cools the body. Alfalfa is also effective for appetite loss. Alfalfa as a tea has a soft, delicate, hay-like flavor. It blends very well with strong herbs, especially mint and lemon. The powder can be added to vegetable juices as a supplement or blended into beverages such as breakfast, protein, and other beverages. It is also added to green superfood blends with herbs such as spirulina, wheatgrass, barleygrass, chlorella, and spinach powder. Alfalfa leaf powder can also be encapsulated or combined with other herbal powders in herbal formulas.
ingredients : Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa).
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