Remedy · herb
Red clover
Also: Trifolium pratense, red clover isoflavones
An isoflavone-rich herb with mixed evidence for hot flashes.
Evidence by condition
Each grade reflects the research for Red clover and that condition specifically.
- CMenopause symptoms
One meta-analysis found ~1.7 fewer hot flushes/day (strongest at higher doses), but another found the effect non-significant — so the benefit is small and inconsistent.
1 citation
- Evaluation of clinical meaningfulness of red clover (Trifolium pratense) extract to relieve hot flushes and menopausal symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Meta-analysis 2021 · n=1,179 · Nutrients · PMID 33920485 · DOI 10.3390/nu13041258
- Evaluation of clinical meaningfulness of red clover (Trifolium pratense) extract to relieve hot flushes and menopausal symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Red clover delivers isoflavone phytoestrogens like soy, but its hot-flash evidence is more mixed — one meta-analysis positive, another not. A reasonable option to try, with the same phytoestrogen cautions as soy.