Talk:Trifolium pratense

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Here's a dissertation ref that might be handy here:

• Title: Red clover (Trifolium pratense) as a botanical dietary supplement
• Author: Booth, Nancy Lynn
• School: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
• Publish Date: Oct 2005
• ISBN: 0-542-11124-1

Just if someone is interested. --DanielCD 16:43, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Grass?

Someone added this information, but since it refers to this as a grass, I'm thinking someone may be confusing it with something else. When I can verify (find a ref) that the info is indeed about this species, I'll replace it. Or perhaps the user who added it could clarify the "grass" references:

• Red Clover is a Perennial grass that acts as Biennial.
• Red clover is a very valuable grass in the sward. It is very productive and also very palatable.
• It is reasonably tolerable of frost and can also survive droughts.
• Red Clover is an excellent pasture renovation crop.
• It can also be used as a short-term hay crop.
• Survives best in soils with a PH between 6.2-6.8

[edit] Possible Anti-Retroviral

A new study is finding that Trifolium pratense may have a chemical in it that results in a drastic reduction in AIDS symptoms, and assists in cases of SARS.

I'll probably include this in the article in a day or two if no one objects. 137.122.201.199 17:12, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Yea that's great, just be sure to include a reference for it. --DanielCD 17:51, 5 October 2006 (UTC)