From what I have read so far, the leaf of chickweed can be use:
- To make tea
- Treat constipation
- Help with stomach and bowel problems
- Aid for blood disorders
- Assist with asthma and other lung diseases
- Control obesity
- Vitamin C deficiency disease called scurvy, a skin condition called psoriasis, rabies, itching
- Help with muscle and joint pain.
For further exploration, I will leave you with the links below:
- http://www.livestrong.com/article/407614-what-are-the-health-benefits-of-chickweed/
- http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-622-chickweed.aspx?activeingredientid=622
- http://www.anniesremedy.com/stellaria-media-chickweed.php
What a lovely flower.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love learning about the benefits of wildflowers and herbs. It's a beautiful flower too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind word!
DeleteThanks for sharing, never knew this beyond plucking it out of the garden.
ReplyDeleteMe too Christine! I even uprooted them since it took over my yard!
DeleteNot only pretty, but therapeutic as well...
ReplyDeleteSay, for the life of me I can't get a comment box on your Beyond Zephyr blog. Then I tried to send you an email from there, and no comment form on that either!