Organic Red Clover Tea

Red clover is best known for its naturally occurring isoflavones, the plant compounds behind most of its modern menopause research.

Human trials have looked closely at hot flushes, night sweats and broader menopause symptoms, which is why red clover has become such a well known herb for this stage of life.

Night sweats and temperature changes can make sleep harder during menopause.

Red clover is naturally caffeine free, making it easy to use as an evening tea, while research has also looked at sleep, irritability and quality of life alongside other menopause symptoms.

The years around menopause are also when bone health becomes increasingly important.

Red clover isoflavones have been studied for their relationship with bone mineral density and bone turnover, although results across trials are mixed.

Red clover has also attracted research interest around blood lipids and cardiovascular wellbeing in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

This includes studies looking at LDL, HDL, triglycerides and other metabolic markers, giving red clover a broader research story beyond hot flushes alone.

Long before red clover became associated with menopause, herbalists knew it as an alterative or blood cleansing herb.

It was traditionally used for congested, irritated and problem prone skin, especially when herbalists believed what was happening internally was showing up externally.

In European and Western herbal medicine, red clover was often taken as a longer term cleansing tonic, rather than something used only when a symptom appeared.

Its traditional use centred around skin, circulation and internal cleansing, while its naturally occurring isoflavones later became the focus of modern menopause research.