Cleavers
Cleavers.Also known as- Galium aparine, clivers, goosegrass. Barweed, Bedstraw, Catchweed, Cleaverwort, Coachweed, Eriffe, Everlasting Friendship, Galium aparine, Goosebill, Gosling Weed, Grip Grass, Hayriffe, Hayruff, Hedge-Burs, Hedgeheriff, Love-Man, Mutton Chops, Robin-Run-in-the-Grass, Scratchweed, Stick-a-Back, Sweethearts. Introduction Cleavers is an excellent cleansing and lymphatic tonic, and is particularly beneficial in promoting and supporting the health of all the lymph glands, including the tonsils. This herb grows wild in many parts of the world, and is traditionally used as a natural means to flush out the system through its cleansing properties. This herb is beneficial in supporting the body in routine toxin removal, thus helping to promote skin health. Cleavers is an excellent cleansing tonic and has a particularly beneficial effect on the lymph system, which controls movement of fluid in the body and is also a mechanism of toxin clearance from the body. It has been used in folk medicine for many centuries as a cleansing tonic and lymphatic cleanser and blood purifier. It also has a reputation for dissolving stones in the kidneys and gallbladder. Regular use helps in the natural detoxification processes of the body, including the skin. Cleavers is a pasture plant of Britain and North America easily recognized by its clinging leaves and sticky seeds attaching themselves to any animal or person passing them. The entire plant is used in herbal medicine, harvested just before it blooms in early summer. Cleavers is related to both quinine and sweet woodruff. It has no odor, and a slightly bitter taste. Constituents Chlorophyll, citric acid, rubichloric acid, tannins. Parts Used Usually the above ground parts of the plant, dried and chopped. Typical Preparations Usually taken as a tea, but can be eaten or ground fresh. Equally as suitable as an extract or capsule and may be lightly sprinkled on food as it has a fresh taste. Summary Cleavers is a diuretic herb, the "Lasix" (furosemide) of the nineteenth century, used to assist ailing hearts by encouraging urination to reduce the volume of blood to relieve congestive heart failure. Herbalists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries reported that it dissolved kidney stones; however, neither cleavers nor any other diuretic should be used during an acute attack. Cleavers were also used in washes and cosmetics to remove freckles. Precautions None.
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