Grampa's "Tea of Nutrients" from the Farm
Todays Health Article
November8th, 2011
Todays article takes me back to the day when we had acres of hay fields. Though we cut the hay for our dairy cows, who found the hay very nutritious and their large milk production was the result of it. Although I never was a great fan of tea when I was a child, my grampa would always show up after the hay was drying in the fields, and gather bundles and tie them up and place the stems face down into burlap bags, so not to loose the leaves. As to curiosity one day, I thought they were taking the Alfalfa hay to feed their rabbits, who seemed to enjoy it as well, but I was wrong! Come to find out later, they received the remainder of the plant, after grampa had removed the leaves from the shaken bag. The leaves were treated just like tea leaves and Alfalfa tea became the drink. Having come from across the sea, he explained to me, it was a tea drank regularly back in the days.
Alfalfa
Alfalfa (
/ælˈfælfə/; Also known as (Medicago sativa, lucerne, holy-hay, and trefoil, ) seen at the right, is a flowering plant, belonging in the pea family, Fabaceae. As mentioned above, it is cultivated as an important forage crop through out the world. It perhaps in some ways resembles clover, with it’s clusters of small purple flowers.
Alfalfa is a perennial plant, which normally lives 4–8 years, but can live more than twenty years, depending on it’s variety and the climate. The plant grows to a height of up to 3 ft, sometimes higher, with the right weather conditions. Alfalfa has a very deep root system, sometimes stretching more than 49 ft underground, capturing the moisture necessary to survive those dry spells.
History Of Alfalfa
May be dated back to a Roman writer by the name, Palladius, who in the 4th century AD, includes a section about alfalfa, in his book on agriculture. Palladius says: “One sow-down lasts ten years. The crop may be cut four or six times a year…. An [Roman] acre of it is abundantly sufficient for three horses all the year…. It may be given to cattle, but new provender is at first to be administered very sparingly, because it bloats up the cattle.” Palladius called alfalfa “medica”, a name that referred to the Medes, a people who lived in ancient Iran.
A Timeline in the progressive spread of Alfalfa through out the world
- The 13th century Arabic dictionary Lisan al-Arab says that “al-fiṣfiṣa” (alfalfa) is cultivated as an animal feed and consumed in both fresh and dried form.
- In medieval Spain, the Arabic name “al-fisfisa” mutated into the Spanish name “alfalfa”
- Alfalfa in medieval Spain was cultivated as fodder for horses and had a reputation as the best fodder for them.
- In the 16th century, Spanish colonizers introduced alfalfa to the Americas as fodder for their horses.
- The English name “alfalfa” dates from mid-19th century far-west USA, from the Spanish.
- Alfalfa seeds were imported to California from Chile in the 1850s. That was the beginning of a rapid and extensive introduction of the crop over the western US States
Alfalfa Tea
Grampa’s Alfalfa Tea was made from the dried leaves that were soaked in boiling water anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes. Now Grampa’s formula was not very scientific but seemed to satisfy his taste. This was usually a handful of leaves grabbed from the bag. I guess the formula today may be similar but more specific.The recommended dose today is 40 mg of alfalfa seed or 5,000 to 10,000 mg of alfalfa leaves and stems drank a couple times a day.
Capsules and tablets of whole alfalfa may be substituted for Grampa’s drink, but somehow it seems to take all the nostalgia out of making the tea that has been drank by our past heritage.
Alfalfa Tea Nutrients
Perhaps before Grampa days, and civilizations in the past, they both may have been well informed of the nutrients of Alfalfa tea. Alfalfa is considered highly versatile due to its nutritional content. The alfalfa plant has all the known vitamins such as vitamin K and vitamin D, has a high chlorophyll content, and a balanced group of minerals including calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium. Alfalfa leaves likewise contain eight essential amino acids and high protein content. For this reason, tea made from the alfalfa plant, provides a good nutritional source for us, too.
Alfalfa Benefits
Some of the healthy properties of alfalfa tea include:
- Helping in the lowering of your cholesterol levels.
- Keeping the calcium in bones and out of artery linings.
- May help to lower blood sugar levels.
- Help in treatment of upset stomach.
- Found to be useful in the treatment of arthritis.
- Alfalfa Tea is a diuretic to alleviate kidney and bladder woes.
- May help stimulate the immune system.
- Alfalfa Tea may help purify your blood
Other Benefits
Since antioxidants may be able to prevent damage to cells, drinking alfalfa tea may help prevent some of the signs of aging such as cognitive decline and poor eyesight.
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Today’s Health Comments
Today, Alfalfa Tea may not being served up in your favorite Tea House, but perhaps it should. It is a Tea of Nutrients and health benefits that most everyone could take advantage of. Grampa certainly acclaimed how well he enjoyed the benefits of his Alfalfa tea. He was probably right, since he did almost live to 102 yrs. of age. However, this is not like all tea’s as it strongly enriched and too much of a good thing… can go bad. You may experience bloating and should not be drank if you are a kidney transplant patient, with out contacting your doctor. For those who wish to boost your immune system or enrich the nutrients into your system… Alfalfa tea maybe the answer.
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