Chickweed Herb 

Wild Crafted - USA 

Also Known As - Stellaria media, and Stellaria spp, Mouse-ear, Adder’s Mouth, Tongue Grass, Alsine, Chick Wittles, Satinflower, Winter Weed, and Star Weed.

Parts Used - The whole herb, we hand pick our Chickweed between May and July, when it is in the best condition. It can be used both fresh and dried.

Preparations - Chickweed can be used fresh or dried.

• Infusion: steep 1 tbsp. herb in 1/2 cup water. Take 1/2 to 1 cup a day.
• Decoction: boil 3 heaping tbsp. herb in 1 qt. water until a pint of liquid remains. For constipation, take a cupful warm every 3 hours, or more often, until the bowels move.
• Tea: to be taken internally, steep 1 heaping tbsp. in 1 cup boiling water for 1/2 hour. Take 3 or 4 cups a day between meals, a swallow at a time, and take a cup warm upon retiring.
• Juice: take 1 tsp. to 1 tbsp., 3 times a day.

Medicinal - For serious constipation, take a decoction of chickweed. For other internal uses indicated by its by its properties, chickweed is not one of the more valuable plants. The fresh leaves can be crushed and applied directly or made into an ointment with lard or vaseline for bruises, irritations, and other skin problems. Chickweed can also be used as a vegetable, like spinach. Chickweed is said to cure convulsions. Aids in digestion, stomach ulcers, and all forms of internal inflammation. Reduces mucus build-up in the lungs. May be effective to treat asthma, gastrointestinal disorders, coughs, itching, colds, bronchitis, pleurisy, hoarseness, inflammation, rheumatism, gout, scurvy, skin diseases, tumors, cancer, and blood disorders. One of the best remedies for external application to inflamed surfaces, boils, scalds, burns, inflamed sore eyes, blood poisoning, erysipelas, itch, piles , swollen testes, ulcerated mouth, and all kinds of wounds, bruises, and sores.

• Use as a vitamin C supplement; rich in minerals, especially calcium, magnesium and potassium. This herb helps carry toxins from the body. Dissolves plaque in blood vessels. Heals and soothes anything it comes into contact with. Said to curb obesity.
• Culpeper states that chickweed, “boiled with hog’s grease applied, helpes cramps, convulsions and palsy.”
• The herb may be taken raw, if available, or else in an infusion. The same infusion refines the texture of the skin when applied as a face lotion.

Precautions - Excessive doses have in rare occasions induced vomiting and/or diarrhea. Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of chickweed during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.

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