Effect:
cough suppressant, diuretic, healing, expectorant, dissolving, antiviral, heart strengthening
Areas of application:
Cough, blood renewal, as a stimulus for kidney and bladder problems, supports diets, helps with a slimming diet, cleanses internally for some skin diseases, skin diseases that cause severe itching, burning and weeping eczema, dermatitis, varicose veins, hives, shingles rash, healing for one Liver irritation, jaundice, chronic constipation, lymph gland diseases, pneumonia, poorly healing wounds, arthritis, three-day fever rash, nerve pain
Plant parts used:
the whole herb
Collection time:
Spring
To find:
On roadsides, in the forest, on field verges, rubble dumps, fallow land with moist soil, in vineyards, almost everywhere.
Ingredients:
Saponins, vitamins, minerals, potassium, tannins, essential oil
Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: Pour 1/4 liter of boiling water over 2 teaspoons of herb, let it steep for 10 minutes and drink 1 cup twice a day.
Chickweed is an annual plant and grows to a height of between 5 and 50 cm. Their convoluted growth habit usually covers large areas of the ground. The oval leaves have cup-like tips with smooth and slightly pinnate edges. The flowers are very small, white and star-shaped. They form at the top of the stem. The sepals are colored green.
🛑 Some people are allergic to chickweed. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not take the herb without a doctor's approval.
Chickweed mixed with horsetail and ribwort plantain makes a tea that can work wonders on old, poorly healing wounds, ulcers and rashes, as well as hemorrhoids.
Chickweed is one of the blood-purifying and mineral-rich plants that should not be missing from any spring treatment (with dandelions, watercress and nettle). Eat spinach from these wild vegetables more often.
In the kitchen, the leaves can be made into a salad; they contain a lot of vitamin C and phosphorus. However, chickweed should not be eaten alone, but always mixed with other leafy plants or with tomatoes.