It flourishes in fields, meadows, and along roadsides. Description Has an erect, branching, reddish stem, one to two feet in height, with white hairs. The leaves are composed of three oval leaflets which are toothed and grow on alternate sides of the stem.
Flowers range from white to purple, and grow in dense clusters, forming an ovoid flower head.
Medicinal parts Flowering tops, fresh or dried, gathered just after flowering. The presence of estrogen-like substances in red clover may increase the production of procoagulant factors which, in turn, may inhibit the anticoagulant action of heparin or coumarin. The estrogenic constituents of this plant may also potentiate oral antidiabetics, folic acid antagonists, and some corticosteroids. Conversely, the presence of estrogen in this herb can inhibit antihypercholesterolemics by inducing hyperlipemia. It can also inhibit the activity of most parenteral medications by reducing the rate of spreading.