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Chickweed grass

Chickweed is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family. Includes perennial, less often annual herbs with sessile linear-lanceolate or ovate leaves. The flowers are white. The fruit is a spherical or ovoid capsule. The seeds are almost round, brown. The most famous representative of the genus is woodlice(medium starfish).

In the genus Starwort there are up to two hundred species, representatives of which grow on all continents. Chickweed grows mainly in cold and temperate climates, but also in the highlands of the subtropics and tropics. The greatest variety of chickweed species can be found in the mountainous regions of China.

Some varieties of chickweed are grown culturally as ornamental plants.

Types of chickweed

Chickweed Bunge

Lat.: Stellaria bungeana
Chickweed Bunge is a perennial herbaceous plant with fine roots up to 50 cm tall. The leaves are ovate, the upper ones are sessile, the basal leaves are petiolate. Basal leaves are absent at the time of flowering. Blooms throughout the summer.

It is found in the east of European Russia, as well as in Siberia and the Far East.

It grows in mountainous and highland forested areas, as well as in bushes, river valleys, meadows, and ravines.

Young shoots and leaves collected before flowering are used.

Chickweed Bunge is used in the following forms:

Juice from fresh herb Bunge chickweed
Fresh raw materials are crushed and the juice is squeezed out. Drink 1 tsp. for diabetes mellitus, or used externally to heal abrasions, trophic ulcers, diabetic wounds.

Infusion of dry herb Bunge chickweed for diabetes mellitus
1 tsp dry crushed herb, brew 200 ml of boiling water, and leave for 8 hours. Then filter and drink during the day in 4-5 doses for diabetes mellitus.

Chickweed decoction Bune
1 tsp dry crushed herb, pour 200 ml of clean water, bring to a boil and boil for two minutes. Let it brew, strain and consume in four doses during the day for diabetes mellitus and allergic pathologies.

Bunge chickweed bath recipe
Pour green or dry Bunge chickweed herb with cold water, bring to a boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes. under the lid over low heat. Then leave for an hour and strain. For a full bath you need 700-800 g of herb. Baths should be taken every day for 1.5 - 2 weeks.

Forest chickweed (oak forest)

Lat.: Stellaria nemorum
Chickweed (chickweed, chaveda, owl's potion) is a perennial plant with thin, deep rhizomes. Erect stems are usually up to 0.6 m in height. The entire plant is pubescent, the leaves along the edges are ciliated, heart-shaped, pointed. The flowers are white, solitary. The fruit is an elongated or rounded capsule, opening with 8-10 doors.

The flowering period is from late spring to late summer.

Grows in Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Inhabits deciduous and coniferous-deciduous forests, peat bogs and meadows, shrubs, and on the banks of reservoirs. They prefer rich and loose soil.

Chickweed has medicinal properties. Infusions of the plant, prepared according to various recipes, are used to treat fungal skin infections. In Mexico, the plant is believed to help treat cancer.

Important! Chickweed is a poisonous plant!

Recipe for chickweed infusion
Brew two tablespoons of 1.5 cups of boiling water, leave for two hours, strain. Use the infusion as a lotion for fungal skin infections.

Chickweed lanceolate

Lat.: Stellaria holostea
Chickweed lanceolate (lanceolate, rigid-leaved) is a perennial herb 15-30 cm high, with creeping rhizomes and erect stems, branched upward. The leaves are narrow, pointed, hard, rough along the edges and along the midrib. The flowers are large, white, collected in semi-umbrellas. The fruit is a round capsule, slightly shorter than the calyx.

The flowering period is from April to the end of May.

Chickweed lanceolate grows in the European part of Russia, the Caucasus, and Western Siberia. Prefers forests and bushes.

Attention! The plant is poisonous!

The herb and plant juice are used for medicinal purposes. The procurement of raw materials is carried out during the flowering period.

Action of chickweed lanceolate:

• anti-inflammatory;
• painkiller;
• cardiovascular.

Internally, chickweed lanceolate is used for the following pathologies:

• joint pain in the arms and legs;
• cold;
• rheumatism;
• heart diseases.

A decoction, strong water infusion and juice of chickweed lanceolate are used in the form of local baths and lotions for:

• skin pathologies (scabies);
• tumors;
• continuous bleeding;
• festering wounds;
• bedsores.

The herb, wrapped in gauze, is applied topically for pain relief.

Ingesting chickweed in one form or another requires caution, since the plant is poisonous.

An infusion of green chickweed with flowers is used for coughs, used for joint pain, colds, rheumatism, stomach pain, and also for heart disease (another popular name for the plant is heart herb).

The juice of lanceolate chickweed, infusions and decoctions of green plants are used to prepare baths and lotions for skin pathologies, especially scabies.

Important! Ingestion of the plant in one form or another should be done with caution, since the plant is poisonous.

Below are the most commonly used recipes for preparing chickweed for various pathologies:

Pain-relieving compress from chickweed
3-4 tbsp. Pour boiling water over green or dried chickweed herb and wrap in gauze. Apply the herb in gauze externally for pain relief.

Decoction for skin diseases

4 tbsp. dry crushed medium chickweed herb pour 1 liter of water, bring to a boil, boil for 15 minutes, leave for 2 hours, strain. Use locally as washes and lotions for skin pathologies.

Infusion of chickweed lanceolate
1 tsp dry crushed chickweed herb, pour 1.5 cups of boiling water, leave, strain. Drink one teaspoon 2-4 times a day for coughs, joint pain, colds, rheumatism, stomach pain, heart disease.

Chickweed (grass-like)

Lat.: Stellaria graminea
Chickweed is a perennial herb with creeping branching tetrahedral stems, the height of which does not exceed 40 cm. The leaves are opposite, sharp, up to 4 cm long and 4 mm wide, rough along the edges. The flowers are small, white, forming spreading multi-flowered inflorescences. The fruit is an oblong capsule.
Blooms from May to August.

It grows in European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, and also in some areas of Central Asia. Prefers meadows, sparse forests, banks of rivers and lakes. Found as a weed in fields. Prefers fairly moist soils.

The stems, leaves and flowers of the plant, which are collected during the flowering period, are used for medicinal purposes. The grass is dried in dry, well-ventilated areas.

Attention! The plant is poisonous! Oral use requires great caution.

It has been experimentally proven that chickweed increases the function of the gonads.

In folk medicine, an infusion of chickweed and rye stalks is recommended to be used as a general tonic for older people.

Also, an infusion of chickweed helps with hyperthyroidism and heart pain.

In folk medicine, a tincture of chickweed is traditionally prepared with vodka, and is used in the form of drops and as an anesthetic for stomach and intestinal pain, as well as for coughing.

Fresh chickweed greens are crushed and used as a poultice for abscesses.

Infusion of chickweed
Pour one tablespoon of the herb into 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 1.5-2 hours, drink 1 tablespoon 3-4 times a day, before eating.

Tincture of chickweed
Pour 20 grams of dry crushed chickweed into a glass of vodka, leave for 1-1.5 weeks, strain. Take 25-30 drops orally half an hour before breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Chickweed

Lat: Stellaria uliginosa
Marsh chickweed is a perennial herb with branched, tetrahedral, recumbent or ascending stems from 5 to 40 cm in height. The leaves are from 0.5 to 1.5 cm in length, oblong-lanceolate, sessile. The flowers are small, white, with five petals. The fruit is an ovoid capsule with seeds.

The flowering period is from late spring to early autumn.

Distributed in North America, Europe and Asia. In Russia - mainly in the European part. Prefers shady damp places, river valleys, grows along reservoirs, in swamps.

In folk medicine, chickweed is used in the form of compresses to treat scrofula and eczema.

Chickweed (Chickweed)

Lat.: Stellaria media
Chickweed (chickweed) is a weed that is quite difficult to control manually due to the fact that one plant produces an average of 15,000 seeds. Seeds in the soil can sprout within another 2-5 years. However, not everyone knows that it is also a medicinal plant, widely used in folk medicine.

Chickweed is an annual herb. It has a creeping branched stem, up to 10 cm in height. The leaves are ovate, the upper ones are sessile, the lower ones are petiolate. The flowers are small, star-shaped, with white petals. The fruit is an oblong capsule with a large number of seeds. The flowering period is from May to September.

Woodlice has the unique ability to predict the onset of rain, as it is very susceptible to changes in temperature and humidity. If the corolla of the flower has not risen and opened before nine o’clock in the morning, then it will rain during the day.

Chickweed is a good honey plant due to its long flowering period.

The aerial part of the plant contains a large amount of carotene and vitamin C. Therefore, the aerial part of the woodlice is used as food. In early spring, the greens of the plant, collected before flowering, are used for food, usually for preparing salads and seasonings. Woodlice in the form of vitamin salads is useful for scurvy and anemia.

Chickweed is used to prepare therapeutic and prophylactic baths, which have a healing and rejuvenating effect on the skin. Compresses made from steamed woodlice, or with a decoction, are used externally as pain-relieving poultices for rheumatism, radiculitis, wounds, bruises, sprains, gout, and also for acne.

Woodlice is an extremely valuable medicinal plant that helps with a number of diseases. Further, when speaking about chickweed, we will mean the average chickweed, or chickweed.

Collection and preparation

To prepare medicinal raw materials, above-ground parts of plants are collected during the flowering period. To dry, the plant should be placed in a place protected from rain and sunlight, but ventilated (for example, under a canopy). The dried herb is crushed. It can be stored in a canvas bag or in a glass jar under a nylon lid.

Composition of chickweed

Vitamins

Vitamin C - role in the body:

• normalization of the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates;
• collagen synthesis;
• ensuring the production of immunoglobulins, interferon and the work of leukocytes;
• antioxidant properties;
• ensuring the synthesis of adrenal hormones;
• ensuring cholesterol production;
• ensuring the functioning of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Vitamin E:

• necessary for the normal growth and development of the child;
• exhibiting antioxidant properties, prevents the development of cancer;
• strengthens the immune system;
• prevents coronary heart disease;
• exhibits a rejuvenating effect on the entire body;
• improves skin condition, prevents premature aging;
• increases physical activity, improves the functioning of the nervous system;
• necessary for conception and normal pregnancy.

Vitamin K:

• ensuring normal growth and development of the child’s body;
• regulation of the blood clotting process;
• preventing bleeding and bleeding of various types;
• strengthening the walls of capillaries;
• strengthening bones;
• formation of heart and lung tissues;
• the formation of energy for all cells of the body as a result of anabolic action.

Carotene

• Has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, reduces the likelihood of stroke;
• has an immunostimulating effect, protects cells from pathogenic microorganisms;
• prevents the appearance of malignant tumors, especially cervical cancer;
• cleanses the body of harmful substances;
• prevents the risk of early aging;
• prevents oxidative processes with the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

Microelements

Magnesium:

• calms the nervous and muscular system;
• has an alkaline effect on the body;
• ensures energy utilization during the breakdown of glucose;
• participates in DNA synthesis;
• ensures the absorption of vitamins B 1, B 6 and C;
• provides cell structure, regeneration and tissue replacement;
• Provides proper structure and hardness to bones.

Copper:

• Provides synthesis of proteins and enzymes, growth and development of tissues;
• Participates in the production of hemoglobin;
• Participates in the production of red blood cells and white blood cells;
• Transports iron from the liver to various tissues of the body;
• Supplies cells with substances necessary for metabolism.

Iron:

• necessary for the synthesis of hemoglobin transport protein;
• provides tissue respiration - brings oxygen and takes away carbon monoxide;
• plays one of the most important roles in growth processes;
• necessary for the synthesis of many digestive enzymes and for energy exchange;
• participates in the creation and transmission of nerve impulses in nervous tissue;
• necessary for the formation of immune cells, providing good immunity.

Cobalt:

• takes part in hematopoiesis (stimulates the production of red blood cells);
• prevents nervousness, fatigue, exacerbation of nervous diseases;
• stimulates bone tissue growth;
• participates in the endogenous synthesis of cyanocobalamin, as well as DNA and RNA;
• normalizes the functioning of the pancreas;
• takes part in the synthesis of thyroid hormones;
• prevents atherosclerosis;
• strengthens the immune system (stimulates phagocytosis of leukocytes);
• activates some essential enzymes;
• prevents the formation of malignant tumors.

Triterpene saponins

Triterpene saponins are characterized by hemolytic activity - they form a complex with cholesterol, which destroys the membrane of red blood cells, allowing hemoglobin to enter the blood plasma and dissolve in it. Improve the penetration of proteins and other large molecules through cell membranes.

When released into the blood, triterpene saponins are toxic because they accelerate the breakdown of red blood cells. When taken orally, they are usually less toxic due to the hydrolysis of saponins.

They have emollient and expectorant properties.

Tannins

• Have an anti-inflammatory effect;
• inhibit inflammatory processes in the digestive tract;
• have bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects;
• bind and remove heavy metals (lead, mercury, cadmium, zinc) from the body when intoxicated with them;
• have a hemostatic effect;
• are an effective antidote for bee stings.

Alkaloids

Alkaloids have different, but extremely pronounced biologically active effects, and have a number of common properties:

• regulate the level of excitation of the nervous system;
• have an analgesic effect;
• have an emetic, expectorant and diuretic effect.

Flavonoids

• Regulate the permeability of the walls of blood vessels, reduce their fragility, and prevent sclerotic processes;
• have an antioxidant effect, prevent the appearance of cancer tumors and radiation damage to the body;
• prevent premature aging;
• protect tissues from histamine.

Lipids

Physiological role of lipids:

• energy;
• mechanical;
• transport;
• structural;
• heat insulating.

Essential oils

Properties of essential oils:

• antimicrobial, bactericidal;
• tonic;
• regenerating, rejuvenating;
• anti-inflammatory;
• sedative;
• expectorant;
• diuretic.

Properties of chickweed

• Anti-inflammatory;
• Antimicrobial;
• Antiscorbutic;
• Choleretic;
• Diuretic;
• Laxative;
• Hemostatic;
• Hypotensive.

The use of chickweed in folk medicine

Speaking about woodlice, it is worth quoting S. Kneipp, who introduced the plant into medicine: “Chickweed can be considered useful for the treatment of lung diseases, since it has a softening effect, promotes expectoration of sputum, and can also help with vomiting or coughing up blood, with hemorrhoids, inflammation and tumors of the kidneys and bladder; externally, chickweed is effective against skin lesions, rashes, poorly healing wounds and ulcers."

In particular, chickweed is good in combination with plantain and horsetail. Everything that Sebastian Kneipp wrote about is still true. It is worth adding to this that the eyes are washed with a decoction of chickweed to relieve inflammation, as well as to improve vision and treat eye diseases.

In Belarus, woodlice is traditionally used for bleeding, hemorrhoids, hemoptysis, vomiting with blood, and hypovitaminosis.

In Karelia, the aerial part of the plant is used for heart pathologies, diseases of the liver, kidneys, lungs, skin pathologies, and also as a diuretic, laxative and hemostatic agent.

The Nanais use fresh green wood lice to prepare baths that relieve swelling of the legs.

Woodlice is also popularly used for hernia, cough, and as an expectorant and tonic.

It is believed that eating woodlice improves heart function and balances the nervous system, has a hemostatic and analgesic effect, and also treats tumors of various origins.

Chickweed is used in folk medicine to treat the following diseases:

• Dermatitis;
• Eczema;
• Ulcers;
• Hernia;
• Bleeding;
• Non-healing trophic ulcers;
• Chronic liver diseases;
• Avitaminosis;
• Scurvy;
• Anemia;
• Inflammatory pathologies of the bronchopulmonary system;
• Hypertensive heart disease (in the form of infusion);
• Kidney diseases (as part of complex treatment);
• Inflammation of the eyes and eye diseases (rinsing with plant juice).

The plant is also successfully used to prevent atherosclerosis.

Chickweed extract

Chickweed extract has the following properties:

• mild hypotensive;
• positive inotropic;
• pronounced vasodilator.

Chickweed oil extract for the treatment of keloid
Fill a 500 ml glass jar with fresh chickweed, packing the herb tightly. Pour refined sunflower oil on top so that it covers the herb, refrigerate for 15 days. After this period, the oil should be poured into another container. The shelf life of this extract is 6-7 months.

For keloid scars, apply compresses with the extract prepared in this way to the scar area for 20 minutes. every day.

Chickweed juice

Since ancient times, folk healers have used the juice of fresh green chickweed for liver and kidney diseases, enlarged thyroid gland, and hemorrhoids. The juice contains a large amount of useful substances, so it helps with a number of pathologies.

Chickweed juice is used in the following cases:

• diseases of the heart, lungs, liver;
• bleeding;
• cough;
• hemoptysis;
• pulmonary tuberculosis;
• internal bleeding due to pneumonia, bronchitis, pleurisy, cough, ARVI;
• gout, rheumatism - as a pain reliever;
• aching bones;
• epilepsy - as an anticonvulsant for children;
• purulent wounds;
• haemorrhoids;
• swelling;
• tumors – benign and malignant.

It is also used as a laxative and diuretic.

Daily consumption of fresh chickweed juice helps relieve migraines, relieve irritation, fatigue, and improve memory. Vitamin E, contained in fresh juice, has rejuvenating properties, cleanses capillaries and blood vessels, regulates blood composition, and activates the body’s cleansing of waste products. Of course, to effectively cleanse the body, drinking juice alone will not be enough. It is recommended to drink 100 ml of average chickweed juice 3 times a day before meals, during. 3 months. In March, together with nettle, you can make salads from it.

As an external remedy, chickweed juice is used for inflammation of the eyes, rheumatism, leucorrhoea and radiculitis. In the form of hot lotions, it helps with joint pain.

Contraindications

No serious contraindications to the use of chickweed have been identified at the moment. People with low blood pressure should use it with caution, as the herb can significantly reduce blood pressure.

Treatment with chickweed - reviews

Tatiana, Izhevsk
I have varicose veins on both legs, and have been since childhood. Now I'm 22 years old. I used a lot of ointments and gels. This did not provide any significant improvements; as a result, my legs were completely covered in varicose veins. The pain did not allow me to move normally.

A neighbor in the country advised me to make a poultice from fresh chickweed grass. I changed the procedure a little. She applied chickweed to the varicose veins, covered the top with a freshly picked burdock leaf, the reverse side, and secured it with a bandage. The most important thing is that burdock leaf can be kept for no longer than two hours, otherwise then it seems to begin to bring the disease back. And don’t skimp on the grass; if it withers a little, replace it with fresh one. I applied woodlice to each thrombophlebitic node for at least a week. After these manipulations, my legs began to feel much better, I could even dance.

Zinaida Viktorovna, Tver
In 1960, I underwent surgery for an enlarged thyroid gland. Since then nothing has bothered me for some time. In 1991, I retired and began to feel that my health was becoming unimportant. After an examination, the endocrinologist said that the thyroid gland was enlarged, and type 2 diabetes had also developed. The condition worsened.

After reading an article in a magazine about a woman who successfully treated an enlarged thyroid gland with chickweed (chickweed), I decided to try it too. Over the summer I collected a lot of woodlice from the dacha, so I got about 3-4 kg of dry grass. In mid-autumn I started treatment. In the morning, a tablespoon of dry grass was poured into a glass of boiling water, covered and left until noon. At lunch, I strained it and drank a third of a glass half an hour before meals. I drank the same dose before dinner and before breakfast, and in the morning I prepared a new portion of the infusion.

So I drank woodlice infusion every day for 6 months. However, at first I took elthyroxine, prescribed by a doctor, for some time, but, gradually reducing the dosage, I began to be treated only with wood lice. Over time, she got up and began to walk around the house.

Later I took tests, and they showed that my sugar was normal. The doctor was quite surprised when she found out that I had leveled out my sugar levels and cured my thyroid gland only with herbal infusion. A blood test for hormones also showed that hormonal levels were normal - that is, problems with the thyroid gland were also resolved. And now, for more than four years, I am not limited in my diet.

Irina, Moscow
Two years ago, my daughter needed surgery due to mastopathy. After the examination, the mammologist-oncologist sent me straight to the operating room. Fortunately, the breasts were saved, but they had to be reduced. Only a year passed and the same disease was discovered in me. I was always too afraid of operations, and so I decided to find some alternative method. As it turned out, traditional medicine has a simple and effective method of treating mastopathy. It is necessary to apply chickweed or chickweed grass to the inflamed areas. The plant is considered a weed and can be found almost everywhere. Pick fresh woodlice, rinse and dry, and apply fresh herbs to the areas of inflammation, and when they wither, replace them.

Anna Petrovna, Yaroslavl
I was diagnosed with a predisposition to glaucoma - my eyes began to get very tired and hurt. I could only read for half an hour at a time. On the doctor’s recommendation, I took taurine drops and did eye exercises.

I once read in a magazine about the medicinal properties of woodlice. I picked 7 kg of woodlice, washed it, dried it and put it through a meat grinder. Then I squeezed the juice through a juicer and filtered it. As a result, I received 5 liters of juice. I added alcohol to the juice, at a ratio of 100 ml of alcohol per liter of juice, and put it in the refrigerator. Within eight weeks I drank all this juice. My eyes began to feel much better. It's been a year now and I can read and watch TV without restrictions.

Recipes with medium chickweed

Chickweed juice for headaches
Drink freshly squeezed plant juice, 100 ml 3 times a day, for a month.

Compress for knee pain
Lightly mash the freshly collected herb and apply it to the pathological area, tie it with a bandage. Replace the grass 3-4 times a day.

Infusion for heart pain
Pour a handful of dry chickweed grass into 500 ml of boiling water, wrap and leave for 6 hours. Take 100 ml orally 3-4 times a day, half an hour before meals. Course – 2-3 weeks.
Also, for heart pain, it is recommended to eat a salad of fresh wood lice every day.

Tincture for joint pain
Fill a glass jar two-thirds full with dry crushed chickweed grass and fill it to the top with vodka. Leave for 3 weeks in a dark place at room temperature. Strain, squeeze out the raw materials. The tincture is used externally, rubbing into sore joints, or in the form of compresses.

Chickweed juice for liver diseases
Drink the juice of fresh green chickweed, 1 tsp. 4 times a day, adding honey.

Woodlice infusion for thyroid diseases
Pour 200 ml of boiling water over a tablespoon of dry crushed chickweed grass, cool, strain and take 1/3 cup three times a day, half an hour before meals. Course duration is up to 6 months. Then, every year, conduct two-month courses for prevention.

Wood lice compress for varicose veins
Lightly mash fresh chickweed greens and apply to varicose areas. To enhance the therapeutic effect, you can cover the top with a fresh burdock leaf, the reverse side. Bandage the compress and keep it on for two hours. Continue applying compresses until the condition improves.

Woodlice infusion for hemorrhoids
Pour a pinch of dry crushed medium chickweed herb into 70-80 ml of boiling water, leave, and squeeze. Infusion to drink. Place the grass on a cloth and apply it to the anus.

Recipe with woodlice for glaucoma
Rinse fresh green chickweed, dry it, mince it and squeeze out the juice. Mix juice with alcohol in a ratio of 10 to 1 (per liter of juice - 100 ml of alcohol), store the mixture in the refrigerator. Take 50 ml orally half an hour before meals, 2 times a day. Admission course – 2 months.

Woodlice infusion for diabetes
In the morning, pour in a tablespoon of dry crushed chickweed herb and leave to brew for several hours. Then strain and drink 1/3 glass half an hour before meals - 3 times a day. Course duration – 6-7 months.

Woodlice tincture for cataracts
Pour 50 g of dry chickweed grass into 250 ml of 40-proof vodka. Leave for 1 week in a dark place at room temperature, strain and filter. The resulting tincture can be stored under the same conditions for up to a year. Using a pipette, drop two or three drops into each eye, 1-2 times a day.

Chickweed juice for cataracts
Freshly squeezed green chickweed juice is filtered and instant pasteurized - that is, heated to 85-90 degrees and immediately removed from the heat. Pasteurized juice poured into a bottle heated on the stove can be stored in sealed conditions for 2-3 days. Using a pipette, drop two or three drops into each eye, 1-2 times a day. This juice stimulates metabolic processes in the lens of the eye.

Wood lice compress for finger contractures
Heat freshly picked chickweed greens in a colander over a water bath. Place the hot herb on the palm, secure with a bandage and bandage, and put a mitten on top. Leave the compress overnight. Course duration – 2 weeks.

Woodlice for mastopathy
Chickweed helps with mastopathy. To do this, scald a handful of dry crushed herbs with boiling water, cool and apply to the sore spot.

General strengthening wood lice tea
Pour two tablespoons of dry crushed medium chickweed into 500 ml of boiling water. Infuse and drink instead of tea throughout the day.

Woodlice infusion for nodular goiter
Pour boiling water over a handful of clean green or dried medium-sized chickweed, leave to brew in a thermos for 1-2 hours. Then strain through double gauze, and consume internally instead of water 3-4 times a day. In total, you should consume about a liter of infusion per day. Treatment - within a year.

Woodlouse at Spurs
Place fresh chickweed greens in your shoes instead of insoles. Replace the grass several times a day.

Woodlice juice for noise in the head
Drink half a glass of freshly prepared chickweed juice 3 times a day for 4-5 weeks.

Chickweed juice for ulcers (bleeding)
Drink a teaspoon of freshly squeezed green chickweed juice every 2 hours.

Woodlice infusion for ulcers (vomiting blood)
Pour two tablespoons of dry crushed woodlice herb into 200 ml of boiling water and leave overnight (9-10 hours). Drink a tablespoon every 2 hours.

Infusion of chickweed for chronic laryngitis and bronchitis
Brew one tablespoon of dry crushed herb in 200 ml of boiling water, leave for half an hour, strain and cool. Drink 2 tbsp. 3 times a day, half an hour before meals.

Decoction for neurasthenia, PMS, leucorrhoea
Pour 200 ml of boiling water over two tablespoons of woodlice and keep on low heat for 8-10 minutes. Leave for half an hour, strain. Drink a quarter glass 3 times a day, before meals.

Decoction for anemia, dizziness, loss of strength
Pour a tablespoon of dry crushed woodlice into 200 ml of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain, bring to the original volume with clean water, and drink a quarter glass 4 times a day, 20 minutes before meals.

Infusion for high blood pressure and coronary heart disease
Brew 1.5 tablespoons of fresh green chickweed in 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 40-45 minutes, strain. Drink 100 ml 4-5 times a day, 30 minutes in advance. before meals.

Chickweed: benefits, recipes - video

Before use, you should consult a specialist.

Chickweed belongs to a group of flowering plants in the carnation family. Its flowers are white. The fruit is an egg- or sphere-shaped capsule. The seeds of the plant are round in shape and brown in color. Everyone is well aware of one of the representatives of this genus of plants - a grass called chickweed, a photo of which brings to mind the appearance of a well-known grass.

Types of chickweed

The genus contains about 200 species, growing on almost every continent and in all climatic zones, including highlands and tropics. Some varieties are grown as cultivated plants used for decorative purposes. In our country, several types of plants are most famous.

Chickweed average

Chickweed, also called chickweed, is an annual or biennial plant with a thin stem, about 0.3 meters high. It has ovate leaves with pointed ends. Woodlice flowers are small, the petals are white and bipartite. Chickweed chickweed buds do not die off with the onset of cold weather.

Chickweed average chickweed blooms throughout the summer, fruit ripening begins in July and ends in September. The herb of the plant can be used for medicinal purposes. Decoctions and infusions based on chickweed have a number of remarkable properties and have the following actions:

• painkillers;
• hemostatic;
• anti-inflammatory;
• wound healing;
• tonic;
• choleretic;
• stimulating.

Traditional healers use woodlice to treat diseases such as liver and kidney diseases, and the cardiovascular system. This herb is an excellent antihistamine. The laxative effect of chickweed is also used by many healers and those who prefer to cope with problems using traditional medicine methods.

Woodlice is an excellent assistant in the fight against radiculitis, sprains, and rheumatism. Open wounds, skin rashes, ulcers and inflammations can also be healed with chickweed.

Chickweed

The height of the stem of this representative of the species is no more than 40 centimeters. The sharp opposite leaves reach 40 mm in length and 4 mm in width. Their surface is slightly rough. The flowers of the plant are small, white, forming spreading inflorescences.

Chickweed blooms from mid-May to the end of August. You can see this plant in the Caucasus, Siberia, the European part of Russia and Central Asia. The territories in which it grows are vast: these are meadows, clearings, shores of lakes and rivers. The plant prefers moist soils.

Alternative medicine uses both the stems, leaves and flowers of the plant. The grass collected during flowering must be thoroughly dried in a room that is regularly ventilated.

The plant is considered poisonous, so chickweed should be used internally very carefully.

Chickweed is an excellent general strengthening remedy that is recommended for people over 60 years of age, as well as for people with heart and thyroid diseases. A tincture of the herb can be prepared with vodka, using the product as an analgesic and antitussive.

Chickweed

This type of chickweed is a perennial plant with deep, but very thin rhizomes. The stems of the plant are erect, their height can reach 60 centimeters.

The plant is pubescent, its single flowers are white, and its leaves are heart-shaped, pointed. Oak chickweed blooms from May to early September. You can see the plant in Asia Minor, Europe, and the Caucasus. The habitats are characterized by rich and loose soils: mainly peat bogs, river banks, coniferous or deciduous forests.

The beneficial effect of chickweed is defined quite clearly:

• treatment of fungal diseases;
• assistance with therapy during the development of cancer;
• antiseptic treatment of infectious skin diseases.

The plant is poisonous, so dosages must be selected with great care.

Chickweed

The second name of this plant species is lanceolate chickweed. This is a low plant with a thin creeping rhizome. The brittle stem can be either ascending or erect. The pointed leaves reach a size of 70 mm and have great rigidity: they are very durable.

The photo of chickweed lanceolate is very beautiful. Flower diameter is up to 3 mm, color is white. The corolla is almost twice as large as the calyx. The flowering of the plant can be observed from April to June. The places where chickweed grows are the western part of Siberia, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran and even Africa (northern part).

Sticky chickweed is a plant that is considered both honey-bearing and forage, and abuse can cause poisoning in animals, such as horses.

Useful properties and applications

Almost all types of chickweed have a number of beneficial properties for humans:

• anti-inflammatory;
• choleretic;
• laxative;
• antimicrobial;
• diuretic (diuretic);
• hemostatic;
• hypotensive.

Chickweed is good in combination with other herbs. Horsetail can also make an excellent pair with woodlice. You can use herbal decoctions for the following health problems:

• coughing;
• haemorrhoids;
• cystitis;
• damage to the skin (externally);
• rashes (externally);
• eye inflammation;
• swelling;
• hernia;
• vegetative-vascular dystonia;
• scurvy;
• hepatitis.

Chickweed is also used as a means to prevent the development and progression of atherosclerosis, as well as to promote faster healing of trophic ulcers.

Composition of chickweed

The composition of the herb is rich in a variety of beneficial substances:

1. Vitamins. Vitamin C is involved in the normalization of metabolic processes, vitamin E is necessary for preventing the development of cancer and strengthening the immune system, vitamin K helps strengthen the walls of capillaries and regulates blood clotting processes.
2. Microelements. Carotene strengthens the cardiovascular system and protects the body from the development of malignant tumors. Magnesium makes the muscular system calmer and also helps normalize the activity of nerve cells. Copper can ensure high-quality regeneration and growth of body tissues. It (copper) also delivers iron to various tissues of the body. Iron is involved in tissue respiration processes and is involved in the synthesis of hemoglobin.
3. Tannins. They have an anti-inflammatory effect and are also able to disinfect the body, bind and remove heavy metal salts. Also, this group of substances guarantees a quick stop of blood in case of injury and counteracts the poison that bees produce at the time of a sting.
4. Alkaloids. Their biological effect is very strong. As part of chickweed, these substances can influence the process of excitation of the nervous system, can anesthetize and have a mild expectorant and diuretic effect.
5. Essential oils. Their content in chickweed is quite high. They are designed to have an antimicrobial effect, tone the body, rejuvenate it, promote the removal of excess fluid and retain heat.

Starwort also contains flavonoids, which are involved in regulating the permeability of vascular walls and help reduce their fragility. The beneficial properties of chickweed will help support the body and help strengthen the immune system.

Collection and preparation

Many types of chickweed are considered poisonous, so rubber gloves should be used during harvesting. This is a good way to keep your hands safe. Also important tools are garden shears, with which you need to cut raw materials in the required volume.

The grass should be cut at the time when its flowering reaches its peak. After harvesting the material, you should begin processing the material, which consists of processing the leaves, sorting, and removing leaves and stems that have begun to rot and darken.

After the plant is cut into small leaves, you need to put it all in the dryer. The temperature that is considered optimal is 50 O C. This will be enough so that the raw material does not dry out very quickly and retains all its beneficial properties. After drying, the grass is removed from the drying chamber and placed in cloth bags.

You should not compact dry chickweed in bags, because the moisture will not be able to evaporate and the material will become damp.

Bags of grass should be stored in a warm, dry place for no more than two years. After this period, the plant loses all its beneficial properties, and the preparation of medicinal decoctions will become pointless.

Introduction to Chickweed - video

Chickweed grass is a plant belonging to the flowering genus, the carnation family. The Latin name for chickweed is Stellaria.

Characteristics of chickweed:

The plant is perennial (less commonly, annual). This plant has creeping shoots, although there are also varieties of chickweed that lack them. The stems are tetrahedral and can be either hairy or bare. The length of the stems is 10–30 cm. The leaves are sessile or almost sessile. have an ovoid or linear-lanceolate shape. The diameter of the flower is about 20 mm, its shape is regular, bisexual. White color. The number of sepals is 4-5. The fruit of chickweed is a multi-seeded capsule with a cylindrical shape. The seeds of the plant are round and brown in color. The flowering period is very long, it begins in late spring and ends in autumn.

Habitat: fields, forests, meadows, vegetable gardens. Chickweed is widespread throughout our planet.

Chemical composition:

vitamins B12, A, E, C, K, as well as iron, alkaloids, lipids, iodine, potassium, copper, cobalt, aluminum. In addition, chickweed contains many essential oils, organic acids, saponins, carotenes, flavonoids, and tannins. Of course, this makes it possible to say that chickweed is a medicinal plant. Moreover, the use of this herb is successful not only in folk, but also in official medicine. And the medicines made on the basis of chickweed are pleasing with their effectiveness, showing very good results. In folk medicine, there are many recipes that help in the treatment of various diseases. For many people, this well-known garden weed, commonly known as woodlice, which is boring with its ubiquity, becomes a real salvation.

Collection and preparation chickweed occurs exclusively during its flowering. The upper green part of the plant is harvested. To dry, the collected greens are carefully laid out in a place that is well ventilated and protected from wind, direct sunlight and possible rain. When the herb is dried, grind it and place it in a clean, dry jar, which is covered with a lid to protect it from potential moisture. It is best to store medicinal raw materials in a dark place, avoid high and very low temperatures.

There are different types of chickweed:

grass chickweed, medium chickweed, lanceolate, long-leaved, forest, swamp, oak forest, swamp, swamp, thick-leaved, squat, forkwort, fluffy-cupped, needle-leaved, Bunge's chickweed, Martyanov's chickweed. In general, there are more than three and a half thousand species of them in the world. Some of them are common, others are rare.

Useful properties of chickweed:
– ability to relieve pain;
– stop bleeding;
– eliminate inflammatory processes;
– expectorant properties;
– calming;
– choleretic effect.

Woodlice allows the human body to recover, harmonizes the state of the nervous system, helps cope with loss of strength and lowers blood pressure. The only contraindication: chickweed is not suitable for people with low blood pressure.

There are many effective recipes based on chickweed.:

• 1. For blows and bruises, simply apply crushed greenery to the affected area, tie it with a scarf and leave for 3 to 3 hours. This remedy is very effective in relieving fatigue after hard work. And it is useful for those who suffer from arthrosis, arthritis, and sprains.
• 2. To improve vision and eliminate corneal clouding, you need to take 1 tablespoon of finely chopped chickweed, place it in a clean glass container and pour 1 cup of boiling water. Cover and leave for an hour. Then instill the resulting infusion into your eyes 4 times a day, 1-2 drops at a time. This medicine can even help restore lost vision.
• 3. Improving lactation, as well as eliminating swelling of the mammary glands: a tablespoon of chickweed in a glass of boiling water, leave for an hour. Apply to the affected breast as a compress, and also take half a glass of the decoction three times a day, half an hour before meals.
• 4. You can cure gastritis, as well as cleanse yourself after poisoning, using the following recipe: take 300 ml of vodka, one tablespoon of chopped chickweed. Leave in a dark place for two weeks. Take the resulting product 20 drops per glass of water, 1 time per day, 30 minutes before meals.
• 5. The use of this remedy perfectly calms the nervous system: take 2 tablespoons of chopped woodlice, pour 200 ml of boiling water and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Let it brew for half an hour, then strain. Take 2-3 times a day before meals, 50 ml.
• 6. For diseases of the liver and thyroid gland, the condition will be improved by fresh woodlice juice, sweetened with honey. You need to take this juice before meals, four to five times a day.
• 7. If you have general weakness and poor appetite, you need to take fresh woodlice greens, wash them in clean water, shake off the moisture, and pass through a blender or meat grinder. Separate the juice from the resulting mass through a strainer and take 1 teaspoon of it, after sweetening it with honey (3 or 4 times a day).
• 8. A tonic infusion will improve the general condition of the body: you need to take one tablespoon of woodlice, brew a glass of boiling water, leave for an hour. Drink 100 ml instead of tea 2-3 times a day.
• 9. Pain in the spine and inflamed joints will go away: you need to take dry chickweed grass, place it in a linen bag and apply it to the disturbing area for the whole day. You can also use fresh woodlice, but first knead it with your hands.
• 10. To alleviate the condition of radiculitis, you need to take fresh woodlice, fill a three-liter glass container with it and pour half a liter of vodka into it. Top up with boiled clean water. Close the lid and leave in a dark place for three weeks. Then strain and take 50 ml before meals three times a day.
• 11. For boils, small ulcers, and allergic rashes, a remedy will help, for the preparation of which you need to take 400 ml of dry or fresh woodlice grass, pour three liters of boiling water over it, and cover with a lid. Infuse and add 300 - 500 ml to the bath before starting ablution.
• 12. The following recipe will help you get rid of purulent wounds and skin diseases: take ten tablespoons of crushed chickweed grass, pour 200 ml of boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Leave for four hours, then strain and use for lotions, as well as baths that soothe the condition of the skin.
• 13.Getting rid of cracks, corns and calluses on your feet with the help of woodlice is very, very simple. You just need to pick chickweed, put it in your shoes or socks, and walk around all day (you can do this at night). For maximum results, it is useful to repeat this procedure three to four times a week.
• 14. Cosmetic rejuvenating mask: take 1 teaspoon of honey and kefir, a tablespoon of wood lice, finely chopped. Mix and apply to face. Leave for twenty minutes, then rinse with warm water.
• 15. The following remedy will help cure cystitis: take 1 tablespoon of woodlice, pour a glass of boiling water, then let it brew and strain after an hour. Drink half a glass 3-4 times a day, before meals.
• 16. Mastopathy, as well as other tumors, go away thanks to the use of this remedy: pour boiling water over chickweed and gradually cool, make a lotion from this herb on the disturbing area. In addition to the lotion itself, also use a healing decoction, 0.5 cups at a time, half an hour before meals, 4 times a day. The product is very effective. The decoction is prepared in a thermos, the proportion is a tablespoon of herb per glass of water. Do not close the thermos for half an hour, otherwise the wood lice will “suffocate,” that is, it will lose its important medicinal properties.
• 17. The cyst, as well as erosion, can be cured by introducing a tampon soaked in a decoction of chickweed at night. You must first do this procedure for 5 days in a row, then take a break for the same amount of time. The procedure must be continued until complete recovery occurs.
• 18. Chickweed herb miraculously helps relieve fatigue if you put it in your shoes or in a sock instead of an insole.

Lanceolate chickweed is a perennial plant also called chickweed. It is characterized by creeping shoots, bare stems and linear-lanceolate or ovoid leaves. The flowers of this herb are white and have a regular shape. Chickweed is considered a weed, but it has beneficial properties, so it can be used to treat various diseases.

Medicinal properties of chickweed

The herb Chickweed lanceolata can relieve severe fatigue in the legs. To do this, you need to put fresh leaves instead of insoles in house shoes or socks for several hours. This plant is also used to strengthen the nervous system and for premenstrual syndrome. It will help get rid of menstrual irregularities and pain. An infusion of chickweed is also indicated for:

Chickweed infusion recipe

Ingredients:

• fresh chickweed – 5 g;
• water – 200 ml.

Preparation and use

Pour boiling water over chickweed in an enamel container. After 25 minutes, strain the mixture and add boiling water to the original volume. You need to take the prepared infusion 50 ml three times a day.

The medicinal properties of chickweed include the fact that this plant eliminates pain from rheumatism, gout, arthritis and cervical osteochondrosis - the herb should be steamed with boiling water and applied as a compress to the sore spot.

Chickweed will help cure diseases such as:

To do this, tampons with its decoction are inserted into the vagina at night. This procedure is repeated for 5 days.

Chickweed has antiviral properties and improves immunity. Therefore, a salad made from it should be consumed during periods of viral epidemics. To increase lactation, it is recommended to drink woodlice juice.

Juice recipe

Ingredients:

• chickweed leaves – 200 g;
• honey - half tsp.

Preparation and use

Pass the chickweed leaves through a meat grinder. Squeeze out the juice using gauze. You need to take it three times a day, half a teaspoon, mixed with the same amount of honey.

Contraindications to the use of chickweed

Chickweed has both beneficial properties and contraindications, so it should be taken with caution. It should not be used by those who suffer from low blood pressure, as this herb can lower it even further. It is also worth refusing treatment with decoctions and infusions with this plant if you are individually intolerant, otherwise allergic reactions may occur.

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Latin name: Stellaria.

Family: Cloves.

Other names: Woodlouse.

There are several types of Chickweed, the most common of which are:

Chickweed(Stellaria graminea), whose other names are Soap Grass, Soap Grass, Drunk Grass, Horse Killer Grass and Horse Grass. The medicinal plant received the last two names because of its toxicity.

This is a perennial herbaceous plant with a creeping rhizome. The stems are branched, recumbent and ascending, tetrahedral.

Lanceolate chickweed

The leaves are sharp, opposite. The white flowers are small, collected in multi-flowered branched inflorescences, appear in May and bloom until the end of summer. The height of Chickweed is from 15 to 30 cm.

It is found along river banks, forest edges and clearings, as well as in meadows. It grows throughout Russia, except the Far North, in Siberia, the Caucasus and the mountains of Central Asia.

In folk medicine, the flowers, stems and leaves of Woodlice are used, which are collected during the flowering of the plant. Tincture of the herb is used as a pain reliever for stomach cramps and coughs. The crushed herb is used externally as a poultice for boils.

Carefully: Chickweed is a poisonous plant, so it must be used with caution.

Chickweed lanceolate(Stellaria holostea), other names of the plant are Forest chickweed, Heart grass. A perennial herbaceous medicinal plant with a creeping branched rhizome. Stems are straight or erect, tetrahedral, branched. The leaves are pointed, opposite, rough at the edges. White small flowers appear in May, collected in half-umbrellas, bloom until mid-summer. Height can reach from 15 to 40 cm.

It grows in forests and shrubs, is found in the Caucasus, throughout Russia, in Western Siberia, and can also be found in Ukraine.

Medicinal use: In folk medicine, the juice of the medicinal plant, leaves, flowers and stems are used. Chickweed has analgesic, cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory effects. An infusion of the herb is used for aching joints caused by rheumatism or colds, coughs, heart diseases and stomach pain.

The plant juice, decoction and strong water infusion are used externally for baths and lotions for skin diseases, especially effective for scabies.

Carefully: Chickweed is a poisonous plant, so it must be used with caution.

Chickweed average(Stellaria media), other names - Woodlice. An annual herbaceous medicinal plant with a recumbent, knotty, cylindrical stem. The leaves are ovate, small, rough at the base, the rest are glabrous. The white flowers are very small, located on pubescent pedicels, appear in May and bloom until the end of summer. Plant height is from 5 to 10 cm.

It is found throughout Russia, likes to grow in damp places in front gardens, vegetable gardens, especially prefers greenhouses, and also grows along river banks, ravines, ditches, arable lands and forests.

Medicinal use: In folk medicine, the juice of the plant is used, as well as all its other parts in fresh form. Medicinal raw materials are collected during flowering.

Despite the fact that the chemical composition of the plant has not been studied, Chickweed is widely used in folk medicine in different countries. It is known that the composition includes vitamins.

The plant has the property of “strengthening nerves,” improves cardiac activity, softens and resolves tumors, reduces and relieves pain, heals purulent wounds and stops bleeding. It has antiseptic, antiscorbutic and anti-inflammatory effects.

An infusion of a medicinal plant herb is used for diseases of the thyroid gland. Infusion or juice is used for bloody vomiting, chest pain, lung and liver diseases, as well as hemorrhoids. It is also believed that drops of the infusion help in the initial stages of clouding of the cornea.

Externally, a strong infusion of Chickweed is used for skin diseases (acne), poorly healing ulcers and wounds, as well as cuts.

Fresh medicinal plant can be used as a vitamin seasoning in salads.

Chickweed

Genus Stellaria
Family Cloveaceae

Chickweed (lanceolate)(Stellaria holostea L.j is a perennial with a creeping branched rhizome. It has a brittle, tetrahedral, ascending stem. The leaves are sessile, narrowly lanceolate, rough at the edges. The inflorescences are sparse. It blooms from April to July. The flowers are on long pubescent pedicels.

The petals are white, twice as long as the calyx, half bipartite. The fruit is a spherical capsule. The plant bears fruit in June - August. Mesophyte, often found in the region in deciduous, coniferous, broad-leaved forests of various types, on fertile soils.

Despite the large number of seeds, seedlings rarely appear, except in areas completely devoid of vegetation.

This is interesting! Chickweed has a high rate of vegetative reproduction. Due to the high growth rate of above-ground parts and above-ground horizontal shoots, adult chickweeds quickly take over the territory, moving up to 1 m within a year.

Chickweed (woodlice)(Stellaria media (L.) Vill.j. Chickweed (woodlouse) is found everywhere throughout the region. It grows near housing, along damp banks of rivers and lakes, and in vegetable gardens.

Herb chickweed (chickweed): healing effects, treatment and preparation at home

This is an annual weed plant no more than 30 cm high, preferring loose, moist soils.

The stem is erect, branched in the upper part and glandular-pubescent. The leaves are ovate, sharp, slightly wavy at the edges. Chickweed blooms in May - August. The petals of the flower are equal to or shorter than the calyx. The fruit is a capsule.

This is interesting! Woodlice can serve as a natural indicator of acidic soils in which it develops normally.

Chickweed(Stellaria graminea has no pubescence. The stems are thin, weak ascending. The flower petals are equal in length to the sepals. The anthers of the stamens are colored yellow. It often grows together with starwort.

It is important! In dry and raw form, chickweed is poisonous to horses! Used in folk medicine

Lit.: Plant world of the Belgorod region / Chernyavskikh V.I., Degtyar O.V., Degtyar A.V., Dumacheva E.V. - Belgorod.

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Signs: Perennial herbaceous plant up to 40 cm high.
The rhizomes are perennial, creeping, thin, branched.
Stems are tetrahedral, erect or erect, smooth, brittle.
Leaves are up to 7 cm long, up to 0.7 cm wide, opposite, sessile, linear or linear-lanceolate, narrow-lanceolate, acute, with a long pointed tip, sharply rough along the edge. At the base of the umbrella-shaped inflorescence there are covering leaves similar to stem ones.
Flowers are up to 3 cm in diameter, on long stalks, white, in loose paniculate or forked inflorescence, with bipartite petals (each petal is cut halfway). The sepals are ovate-spear-shaped, dry-membranous along the edge, sharp. Petals are twice as long as sepals. Peduncles are long and thin. Blooms in April-June for 15-20 days.
The fruit is a single-locular capsule, hidden in a calyx. The fruits ripen in June-July.
Seeds produced in large quantities are not very vital - seedlings appear only in areas completely devoid of grass. The plant is characterized by high vegetative mobility due to its high speed and long-term growth. Adult individuals can grow in width up to 1 m per season.
Belongs to European, possibly West Siberian, species.

Place of growth: It grows in deciduous, coniferous and coniferous-deciduous forests on fairly fertile soil, along forest edges, among shrubs.

Finds optimal living conditions in oceanic climates. It is found from the lowlands to the mountain belt, almost en masse - along wooded hills, where it is considered a characteristic inclusion for oak-hornbeam forests, often along the border of beech forests. Prefers humus, fresh, moist and well-ventilated forest soils.

Area: Europe. Russia - European part, Western Siberia.

Chickweed

Caucasus, Asia Minor, Iran, North Africa.

General information: The plant is easily propagated by division or seeds. Seeds can be sown immediately after collection, before winter or in spring. Grows best in semi-shaded areas in loose, fairly rich and moist soil. Chickweed lanceolate is best used to decorate large spots among trees in places where the sun's rays glide from time to time. It quickly fills the available space, has beautiful dark green leaves that turn green before winter, but usually die off during the winter. The plant is also spectacular during flowering due to the abundance of rather large flowers.
Honey-bearing, fodder. There is information about horses being poisoned from eating this plant.

Family Carnation. The plant is poisonous!

Common names: Stellaria lapufolia, heart grass.

Parts used: grass.

Botanical description. Chickweed Stellaria holostea is a perennial herbaceous plant 15-40 cm high, with a creeping branched rhizome. Stems are ascending or erect, tetrahedral, branched at the top. The leaves are opposite, linear-lanceolate, pointed, hard, rough at the edges. The flowers are small, white, collected in semi-umbrellas. The calyx is unfused, consists of 5 ovate-lanceolate acute sepals. The corolla is separate-petalled, with 5 petals. The petals are white, half-cut, twice as long as the calyx. Stamens 10. Pistil with 3 styles. The fruit is a spherical capsule, slightly shorter than the calyx. Blooms in May - July. It grows in forests and shrubs throughout almost the entire territory of the European part of Russia, except for the Far North, the Caucasus and Western Siberia.

Collection and preparation. Usually the grass and juice are harvested during the flowering period.

Active ingredients. The chemical composition has been little studied.

Pharmacological properties. It has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects and is used for cardiovascular diseases.

Application.

Decoction: 4 tbsp. l. boil chickweed herbs in 1 liter of water for 10 minutes, leave for 2 hours, filter. Used for washing and lotions for skin diseases.
Infusion: 1 tsp.

Woodlice (chickweed)

leave chickweed herbs in 300 ml of boiling water for 1 hour, filter. Take 1 tsp. 2-4 times a day for coughs, aching joints, colds and rheumatism, stomach pain, and heart disease.
The juice of the plant, a strong water infusion and a decoction of chickweed herb are used for local baths and lotions for tumors, skin diseases, especially scabies, bleeding, festering wounds, ulcers, bedsores.
Poultices: 3-4 tbsp. l. chickweed herbs are scalded with boiling water and wrapped in gauze. The pads are used as pain-relieving poultices.

Attention. Internal use of chickweed lanceolate requires caution.

As soon as you touch the lush greenery, your palm will feel cool moisture in any weather and time of day. This is woodlice grass - its entire fragile but tenacious body is covered with many hairs. in which moisture, rain, dew, accumulates. The plant can get water even from dry air in hot weather, so it is not afraid of drought. no frost.

Botanical name - chickweed; its flowers, appearing from spring to autumn, really resemble small charming stars. dotting the surface of the earth instead of the sky. If they do not open in the morning, you should wait for rain.

Woodlice or biting midge especially likes to settle on moist, fertile soil. It spreads, covering it from drying out, protecting it from excess evaporation. The root system is superficial, but powerful, and can “cling” to stones and sand. That's why we consider chickweed to be a weed. However, the value of this property is the ability to collect a larger amount of medicinal herbs.

The benefits and harms of woodlice are the topic of today’s conversation.

Who didn't recognize her in the photo? - I’m sure there are no such people. Omnipresent - just step your foot or stretch out your hand for it. That's good. Let's collect it, lay it out on thick paper, dry it in the breeze, without direct sun, maybe in the attic. Let's cut off the roots. or shake it off the ground. We harvest almost the entire summer season from the moment of flowering.

Chickweed lanceolate

Lately I've been freezing my weed in a container and always find a place for it there.

Isn't there a lot of honor for the simple wood-hide, as he is often called among the people? By the way, livestock knows a lot about it, eating it and increasing milk yield and egg production. Little honor! Often gardeners weed out the grass and burn it. They do not know its beneficial properties and actions.

Main medicinal composition

• The main advantage of woodlice is the presence of large quantities of vitamins C, E, especially K.
  Vitamin K plays an important role in the synthesis of proteins responsible for
  blood clotting. If it is lacking, subcutaneous hemorrhages form,
  internal and external bleeding occurs that is difficult to stop (for example, during childbirth). Its presence is necessary for a person after irradiation, with a fragile state of blood vessels.
  When calcium enters the body, the presence of vitamin K facilitates its absorption into bone tissue. This is of great importance for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, nutrition of cartilage and bones.
  Vitamin K (together with E) prolongs youth, cleanses the liver and kidneys of toxins.
• Woodlice contains sufficient amounts of potassium, zinc, magnesium, copper, iron; tannins, phytoncides, alkaloids, essential oils.

This is one of the few herbs. the use of which actually reduces blood
pressure, which is why it can be used to the detriment of hypotensive patients.

Thanks to the above composition, chickweed has:

• Antiseptic
• Anti-inflammatory and anti-scorbutic
• Choleretic
• Diuretic
• Decongestant
• Calming
• Blood purifying effect

Recipes for use

Let's take a closer look at why woodlice grass is useful and how to use it practically.
For treatment, the entire aerial part is used in the form of infusions. decoctions. tinctures or juice.

It’s better to take fresh woodchicken, but dry grass will also work and we’ll also get some benefits.

• Everyone says that blueberries improve vision when consumed regularly, but they are still
  certain quantities must be collected. And then we pick a handful of woodlice,
  pour a glass of boiling water, leave for half an hour, take a third of a glass three times a day before meals - the medicine for clouding of the cornea is ready; We drink regularly and put 2 drops of infusion in each eye.
• When my legs hurt and swollen, my grandmother always put bunches of chickweed in her galoshes, walked around, then changed them for a new portion. At night I applied a compress of steamed herbs. This is how I was successfully treated for rheumatoid arthritis. At the same time, I also drank woodlice infusion as tea: steep a tablespoon of the herb in a glass of boiling water for 5 minutes. The compress is useful for joint aches, sprains, and gout.
  You can brew chickweed in a thermos, leaving it for an hour, but close the thermos 20 minutes after pouring boiling water, and not immediately.

This medication will be beneficial in the treatment of stomach problems. intestinal diseases, coughs, colds. heart disease, lung disease, low hemoglobin, high blood pressure, thyroid problems, skin rashes.

• When you are tired, to boost your immunity, it is useful to mash a handful of fresh herbs in a glass, add water and drink. If you add honey. We'll get a delicious tonic drink.
• For stomach pain and poisoning, this tincture is good: 2 tbsp. pour half a liter of vodka.
  leave for two weeks in a dark place. Drink 20 drops in a glass of water once a day in the morning on an empty stomach.
• Fresh juice is used to lubricate scratches on the bends of the limbs for dermatitis; compresses made from mashed fresh or steamed dry grass are useful.

Use in cosmetology

• Woodlice is also successful here (unbeknownst to us!)
  It is useful to wipe the face with the decoction - with regular use it will help against acne and pimples.
  It's better not to make a decoction. and pour boiling water over mashed fresh or frozen herbs. After cooling, filter and wipe your face. Freeze leftovers for use over the next few days.
• Steam a handful of chickweed in a liter thermos for 2 hours.

  When rinsing, rub into scalp. then rinse with the remaining infusion. this will strengthen the hair roots. will prevent loss. nourishes the skin with vitamins.

• Also, baths with woodlice will not cause harm. To prepare it, pour two liters of boiling water into a liter jar of the herb and let it steep for 30 minutes. Strain. pour into the bath. take 15-20 minutes.

And that is not all! We will help the body. if we add weed to any dish acceptable for this purpose: soup, salad, tea; it does not matter whether it is dried or fresh. There may be one “but” here - the grass has a faint unusual taste. Not everyone may like it, so you shouldn’t get carried away.

Especially. that woodlice still has contraindications:

• Lowers blood pressure - be careful for hypotensive people!
• An allergic reaction is possible.

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"is an annual or biennial plant belonging to the carnation family, genus - flowering plants. This herbaceous plant has weak, thin tetrahedral stems up to 30-40 cm high. Branched bare stems can spread along the ground, but can also be ascending to the top. Linear leaves 4 cm long and about 5-6 mm wide, with “cilia” along the edges.

The flowers are small, white, and resemble a star, which is probably why the grass was called chickweed. The leaves seem wet to the touch, hence its second name – “woodlouse”. The flowers are connected in spreading inflorescences. The fruit is a small oblong capsule containing round, tuberculate seeds. Flowering lasts from May to August. At the same time, the herb is collected for its further use as a medicine.

Some consider chickweed to be a weed; in principle, it is such, since it grows in weedy places, not far from homes, in vegetable gardens, fields, and along roadsides. Prefers moist places. It causes particular problems for gardeners, since the grass multiplies quickly and is difficult to get rid of. The grass has a wide growing area throughout the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Probably, only in Antarctica you will not find it.

Preparation and storage of chickweed

For medicinal use, chickweed flowers, herbs and stems are harvested when the herb begins to bloom. The collected grass is laid out to dry either under a canopy, or in a well-ventilated dry room, but not in the sun. In order to avoid mold during drying, it is recommended to turn the grass periodically. After drying, the grass is packaged in cloth or paper bags.

Use in everyday life

Although chickweed is an annoying weed, it can also be used in everyday life - it has beneficial qualities. Chickweed can be used to prepare green salads, soups, and borscht. When properly cooked, the grass is almost impossible to distinguish from spinach. The grass is a honey plant; the flowers secrete nectar, which attracts bees.

Smart homestead owners who know what chickweed is do not throw away the grass when weeding, but chop it finely and add it to the feed of poultry, which happily eats such a wonderful vitamin supplement. Our great-grandfathers also knew about the properties of the grass - in those days they also used it as a dye - the leaves and stems can dye fabric, mainly wool, a pleasant purple color. In villages, chickweed is used as a kind of natural barometer - if the leaves of the plant curl up and wither, it means it will rain soon.

Composition and medicinal properties of chickweed

1. The leaves and stems of chickweed contain carotene, sinapic acid, and essential oils in small quantities. Fresh grass contains vitamins C and E.
2. The healing properties of chickweed have not yet been fully studied. But the plant is widely used in folk medicine and homeopathy.
3. Chickweed is used as an analgesic, choleretic, and anti-inflammatory.
4. The herb is able to heal wounds, stop bleeding, stimulates the functioning of the cardiac system, gastrointestinal tract, has a good effect on the nervous system, and improves metabolism.
5. Helps in the treatment of hypertension, some gynecological problems, with the help of chickweed you can relieve joint pain in arthritis, gout, rheumatism, radiculitis - the herb is steamed and applied to sore spots.
6. For dermatitis, skin diseases, eczema, and various rashes, it is better to take baths with chickweed infusion.
7. The herb is used in the form of infusions internally and for diseases of the liver (even hepatitis), kidneys, and lungs.
8. For weakness, severe weight loss, vitamin deficiency, heart disease, cholecystitis, use chickweed juice or essence.

The use of chickweed in folk medicine

Chickweed is used to treat various diseases. Infusions, decoctions, essences are prepared from it, and juice is squeezed from fresh herbs.

Infusion for treating poorly healing wounds, eczema, ulcers

Can be used for joint pain. For indoor and outdoor use. To prepare the infusion, you need to pour 1 tablespoon of the herb (fresh or dried) with a glass of boiling water. Leave for 4 hours, then strain. Take a quarter glass orally 4 times a day before meals.

This infusion can be used to wash wounds and make compresses.

Infusion of chickweed for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract, kidneys

For kidney disease, lung disease, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, the following recipe is used as an antiseptic: 1 tablespoon of herb, a glass of boiling water, leave for one hour. Take a quarter glass 3-4 times a day before meals.

Chickweed decoction for skin diseases

To treat skin diseases, a decoction is used, which is prepared from 4 tablespoons of herbs, which are poured with 1 liter of water, brought to a boil, boiled for 5-6 minutes, left for about two hours, and filtered. A decoction is used for compresses.

Vodka infusion of chickweed for stomach pain

For problems with the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, the following infusion should be used: take 300 g of vodka for 1 tablespoon of dry herb, leave for 2 weeks. Strain. Take 15 drops once a day.

Chickweed juice for acne

The juice of the fresh plant is very good for treating teenage acne. The plant itself is good to eat fresh, adding to salads, as a vitamin supplement for scurvy and anemia.

Contraindications

• Although chickweed has many beneficial properties and can cure some diseases and in some cases relieve pain, it should be taken with caution.
• Some people experience an allergic reaction, which manifests itself in the form of skin rash and itching. Therefore, start taking the infusion with a small amount.