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. 
