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Common Chickweed
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at Hogganfield Loch on 18th April 21019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode
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| Common Chickweed. |
| Species: Order: Family: Habit: AKA: |
Stellaria media. Caryophyllales. Caryophyllaceae. Annual. |
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Gardens,fields, and disturbed ground. 8 - 38 cms. Edible and nutritious, and is used as a leaf vegetable, often raw in salads. It is one of the ingredients of the symbolic dish consumed in the Japanese spring-time festival, Nanakusa-no-sekku. It has been used as a remedy to treat itchy skin conditions and pulmonary diseases.17th century herbalist John Gerard, recommended it as a remedy for mange. Modern herbalists mainly prescribe it for skin diseases, and also for bronchitis, rheumatic pains, arthritis and period pain. A poultice of chickweed can be applied to cuts, burns and bruises. Not all of these uses are supported by scientific evidence. |