Botanical Name: Trifolium repens

Common Names: White shamrock, shamrock

Medicinal Properties: Depurative, detergent

Common white clover blossoms are an old-fashioned remedy to cleanse the system. A very fine blood purlfier, especially in boils, ulcers and other skin diseases. The tea made strong is very healing to sores applied externally. Equal parts white clover and yellow dock makes an excellent salve.

Adopted from Kloss, 1939

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