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Nature's Herbs Wild Countryside Chickweed Herb grows wild in the fertile valleys of Europe. Chickweed is used by many cooks today as a tasty salad green. Its high vitamin C and mineral content, among other natural nutrients, make it very valuable and highly respected in most parts of the world. Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'It is held in great repute among herbalists, used mostly in the form of an ointment. The fresh leaves have been employed as a poultice for inflammation and indolent ulcers with most beneficial results. A poultice ofChickweed enclosed in muslin is a sure remedy for a carbuncle or an external abscess. The water in which the Chickweed is boiled should also be used to bathe the affected part. 'A decoction made with the fresh plant is good for constipation, and an infusion of the dried herb is efficacious in coughs and hoarseness.' King's 1898 Dispensatory: 'Chickweed appears to be a cooling demulcent. I have seen the fresh leaves bruised and applied as a poultice to indolent, intractable ulcers on the leg, of many years' standing, with the most decided and immediately beneficial results; to be changed 2 or 3 times a day.' 'In acute ophthalmia, the bruised leaves will likewise be found a valuable application. An ointment, made by bruising the recent leaves in fresh lard, may be used as a cooling application to erysipelatous and other forms of ulceration, as well as in many forms of cutaneous disease (J. King). A tincture of Stellaria media has been extolled in some quarters as a remedy for rheumatic pains of a fugitive and shifting character.'
Manufacturer: Nature's Herbs SKU: 31786 Category: Capsules, Extracts, A-H-Herb Capsules
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