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COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY |
MEDICAGO SATIVA, ALFALFA, LUCERNE
Latin Binomial: Medicago sativa
Family: Leguminosae.
Origin; Botanical
Uses: nutritive, immune system supplement, appetite stimulant, tonic.
Reported side effects: none, although seeds contain a slightly toxic amino acid L-canavanine.
Ruth Winter.1978. A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives. Crown Publishers, Inc., New York.
A natural cola, liquor, and maple flavoring agent for beverages and cordials. Alfalfa is widely cultivated for forage and is a commercial source of chlorophyll. No known toxicity.
Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
is a plant of Europe and the Orient. The leaves are eaten by the Chinese as a vegetable.
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