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My son was reading a book called "Medicinal Plants of the Mountain
West" by Michael Moore and said, " Hey Mom!  This guy actually
mentions Celiac Disease!"  It was in a section about Alfalfa which he
says is not so much a medicinal as a dietary aid.  It usually grows
in rich soil that is high in minerals.  Here is a quote from the
book:

"The high mineral content of the tea, particularly calcium and trace
minerals, along with Vitamin K and Folic Acid, make it an excellent
recuperative aid, as well as a small but appreciable adjunct to the
diet for chronic and functional illnesses such as arthritis and
rheumatism, colitis, ulcers, anemia, etc.  It is a traditional
European and Russian tea for wasting diseases and is used in some
German clinics as a dietary aid in Celiac Disease, together with
traditional treatment and diet.  A safe and appropriate tea for
pregnancy, along with Raspberry leaves; also good to drink when sulfa
or antibiotic drugs are taken."

He does mentions that, although Wild Alfalfa has a taste, the type
purchased in stores is pretty blase', so you will probably want to
mix it with mint or lemon grass.

So much for now,
Cyndee Burgess
Reserve, New Mexico