The word for alfalfa is mù.

Alfalfa (mùxu) is the common name for plants of the genus Medicago, commonly known as alfalfa, a perennial flowering plant. The most famous of these is alfalfa (Medicago sativa), which is used as a pasture grass. There are many different kinds of alfalfa, mostly wild herbs.

There are three main types of alfalfa produced in China. It is highly nutritious and has the effect of clearing the spleen and stomach, benefiting the large and small intestines, and lowering bladder stones. Alfalfa contains the richest vitamin K, the composition of the high, over all vegetables. Other vitamins such as vitamin C and B are also quite rich. It is mostly used as livestock feed. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was introduced from the Western region.

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Alfalfa is known as the "king of pasture", not only high yield, but also excellent grass quality, a variety of livestock and poultry are happy to eat.

Alfalfa stems and branches can quickly regenerate a large number of new stems after harvesting, so the hay can be harvested from 1 to as many as 13 times during each growing season.

The green leafy alfalfa hay is rich in nutrients and loved by livestock, containing about 16% protein and 8% minerals, and rich in vitamins A, E, D, and K.

Alfalfa sprouts are high in nutrients, rich in dietary fiber, and have only a little sugar, and are very low in calories, making them an excellent high-fiber, low-calorie food.

Fresh alfalfa has a better effect of clearing heat and diuresis, and can gonorrhea. Used for damp-heat dysuria, or stone drenching, urinary astringency, urinary drenching as pain. Now used for urinary tract stones.

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