Traditional Herbs from Stellaria media

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Chop 100 gr of fresh chickweed leaves and leave for 24 hours until wilted.
Mix with 270 ml of coconut oil and blend until smooth.
Heat until warm. Turn off the heat and let the mixture sit for 3 hours . Repeat until green oil is obtained, strain, oil is only for external use.

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Prepare 300 g of washed chickweed leaves. until clean.
Boil with 710 ml of water and simmer over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Strain the leaves and enjoy as tea.

What is Stellaria media Looks like??

Parts of Stellaria media that could be used

Leaves
Flowers
Roots
Stem

Stellaria media Distribution

Chickweed leaves are annual and perennial flowering plants, originating from Europe and now spread almost throughout the world. This plant is widespread in Asia, Europe and North America. Chickweed leaves are used as a cooling herbal medicine, ground cover, and can be eaten raw as a green vegetable or salad ingredient. In Japan, chickweed leaves are a symbolic dish consumed during the spring festival.
Agroecology of Stellaria media
Chickweed generally likes wet or damp places such as ditches and seashores but can also survive in fairly dry places such as lawns, trash cans and open areas, at an altitude of <1,500 m above sea level. Flowering time is February to September.
Morphology of Stellaria media

Thin hairy stems, thin, heavily branched, green.
Leaves are light green, the leaves are located opposite each other, oval in shape, have a sharp tip, hairy near the base.
Flowers are white, star-shaped with a width of 8- 10 mm, has 5 curved petals. Stamens are usually 3-7 in number. Flowers form a capsule and are hairy.
Seeds are dark red-brown, tubercles are rounded, size 0.9-1.3 mm.

Cultivation of Stellaria media
Plant propagation using seeds and stem cuttings. Has a fast reproductive cycle.

Stellaria media, more details :

Chemical Content of Stellaria media
Flavonoids, carotenoids, alkaloids, essential oils (borneol, menthol, linalool, 1,8-cineole), terpenes (epoxy-dehydro-canophyllene, momoterpene alcohol-ester, caryophyllene).
Benefits of Stellaria media
Medicine for constipation, stomach ache, blood disorders, asthma, obesity, vitamin C deficiency, bruising, treating skin diseases, boils, wounds (ulcers), muscle and joint pain, and insect bites.
Simplisia of Stellaria media

Prepare all parts of the plant and clean them of dirt with running water.
Plant material is dried in the air, after drying it is ground using a blender until it becomes powder.
Stored in a sterile and airtight container.

Another Facts for Stellaria media :

Synonym of Stellaria media
Alsine media L., Stellaria media subsp. typica Bég., Stellularia media (L.) Kuntze
Habitus of Stellaria media
Herb. Annual herb, creeping, 0.1-0.5 m long
Habitat of Stellaria media