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	Red Clover flowers hold strong phytochemical value in the family's herbal medicine chest.     The flowers nourish and cleanse the blood.  They also support good health in the lymphatic systems.   Many people like the sweet clean taste of clover as a mild cough & throat remedy.   For use as a menopausal ally, steep red clover tea overnight or throughout the day for ingestion at bedtime. As a flower essence Red Clover has long held a reputation as a strong trauma ally.  It's particularly useful when we want to shield and cleanse ourselves of the impact of group-manifested fear.   The flowers in the portrait are second-crop blooms.   REMEMBER never to harvest/ingest this second-crop (blooming from late August through 'til frost) as it's somewhat toxic.  Harvest red clover blossoms in late May or early June.  As an ongoing rule of thumb for my students, I suggest harvesting stops on or before July 4th.