Red Clover Combination | 100 capsules | Swanson

Red Clover Combination by Swanson

Some herbal remedies have been passed down for generations, remaining virtually unchanged. This Swanson formula is one such example. Red clover forms the basis with 460mg per capsule, supplemented with eight other herbs in smaller quantities. It is intended for adults who wish to take this classic herbal blend in a convenient form. A pot contains 100 capsules, enough for over three months when taking one capsule per day.

What Red Clover Is

Red clover is the common name for Trifolium pratense, a leguminous plant with characteristic purplish-red flower heads commonly found in meadows and along roadsides. For supplements, the blossom is used. Red clover naturally contains isoflavones, a group of plant compounds also found in soy and other legumes. It is one of the best-known herbs in the Western herbal tradition and has been featured in herbal books for centuries. In this formula, red clover is by far the largest component. The plant gets its name from the reddish-purple color of its flower heads, which appear in abundance in meadows and along roadsides during summer.

Eight Complementary Herbs

In addition to red clover, there are eight other herbs, each with 10mg per capsule: dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale), echinacea, licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), peach bark, plantain leaf, prickly ash bark (Zanthoxylum americanum), sarsaparilla root (Smilax), and yellow dock root (Rumex crispus). Each of these plants has a long history in Western herbal medicine. Many people wonder why there are so many different herbs in one formula. The answer lies in tradition: these plants were traditionally used together, as a fixed and harmonized recipe. In ancient herbal medicine, such a mixture was known as a compound formula, in which a main herb was combined with a series of complementary plants. Red clover plays the leading role here; the eight other herbs form its supporting cast.

The Idea Behind a Combination

A combination formula brings different plants together in a fixed ratio, so you don't have to collect, weigh, or mix them yourself. Red clover provides the largest portion with 460mg, and the eight other herbs complete the recipe with a small contribution each. Thus, a significant part of herbal tradition is contained in a single capsule, instead of nine separate jars in the cupboard. This way, you don't have to know, weigh, and store nine individual herbs, but you have the complete recipe in one capsule. This makes the classic blend manageable for daily use.

The Capsule and What's Inside

In addition to the nine herbs, the capsule contains only magnesium stearate as an excipient. The capsule itself is made of gelatin. You take one capsule daily with food, with water. In short: this is a traditional herbal recipe centered around red clover, brought together in a pot of 100 capsules for those who prefer to dose the blend precisely rather than gathering and preparing it themselves.