Chickweed

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Chickweed (Stellaria media L.)

Available to buy from the Purple Sage Web Shop as a cream.

Parts used: dried aerial parts

Constituents: triterpenoids saponins, coumarins, flavonoids, carboxylic acids, silica and other minerals, vitamins A, B and C, fatty acids

Actions: Topically antipruritic, vulnerary, emollient

Indications: Chickweed is used topically as an ointment to relieve itching, irritating skin eruptions such as eczema, varicose ulcers, nappy rash and nettle stings.

Dosage: for external use.

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