Alfalfa Tonic

Alfalfa is a herb which is grown in Southeast Asia, this herb contains a number of important vitamins and other important nutritious substances. It also shows antioxidant properties thereby preventing skin and hairs from the oxidative stress of the environment. Alfalfa syrup has a number of health benefits which will be discussed in this article.

Following are the important health benefits of Alfalfa syrup

Anemia:

Anemia is a condition associated with lack of haemoglobin or Red blood cells in a person. It is one of the most common conditions effecting mainly the teenage girls and pregnant women particularly in under developed countries and generally effecting the women globally. It occurs in such women as the need of the body increases in terms of iron and protein intake and when there is a lack of iron the anemia develops.

Moreover anemia can also occur in young children who don’t eat healthy and nutritious food or they are malnourished due to poverty. Alfalfa syrup fulfils the deficiency of iron in anaemic individuals irrespective of the age and cause, therefore it is widely used by homoeopathic practitioners worldwide for treating this condition.

Anorexia:

Anorexia is defined as loss of appetite. In this condition, the person loses the desire to eat and in many cases there is aversion to eating. Anorexia can affect people of any age from children to old people. It is mainly caused by metabolic disorders and due to many disease conditions it can also have some psychological causes as well.

Alfalfa syrup is known to effectively increase the appetite of an individual by improving the digestion of food and making the mind healthy and focussed. Moreover Alfalfa syrup contains all the necessary nutrition and vitamins which are required to keep a person healthy in mind and body.

Mental alertness:

Alfalfa syrup keeps the mind alert and focussed making a person feel positive and full of energy, as it is rightly said that 'a healthy mind gives you a healthy body'. Alfalfa syrup greatly improves the vitality of the nervous system and enhances the capacity of the mind to stay focussed on important tasks and also keeps the mind and nerves fresh due to its nutritive characters. It is especially suitable for students and people involved with more of a mental work.

Body weight:

Another miracle of the use of Alfalfa syrup is that it helps in gaining muscle mass thereby increasing the body weight of the individual. When it is used regularly, it increases the appetite and also maintains the metabolism at a normal rate which eventually causes gain in the weight. Alfalfa syrup is used to gain weight in malnourished children and young teens who have suffered from some acute illness.

Recovery from illness:

Alfalfa syrup is particularly useful in recovery phase of any kind of illness whether acute or chronic and it covers all the age groups starting from children to elderly individuals who have suffered from infections such as dengue fever, typhoid, malaria etc. Alfalfa syrup helps in speedy recovery without producing any side effects.