[[File:75 Medicago sativa L.jpg|thumb|right|''Ashvabala'',''Alfalfa'']]
Ashvabala, Alfalfa, Medicago sativa(bitanical name),<ref name="common names"/> Safed Musli or Rajko (Hindi), Kudirai masal or Kollu (Tamil) also called lucerne, is a perennial [[flowering plant ]] in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world.In ancient India, Ayurvedic texts prescribe the use of Alfalfa seeds and sprouts for improving blood cell production and it's leaves and stem as a good source of protein and minerals.Alfalfa is widely grown throughout the world as forage for cattle, and is most often harvested as hay, but can also be made into silage, grazed, or fed as greenchop.
== Uses ==