Chickweed (Native)
Stellaria media
About Chickweed (Native)
Chickweed (Native) (Stellaria media) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American tradition to help with Skin Health, Eczema, Wound Healing, and Inflammation. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Stellaria media, chickweed, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, but naturalized in many parts of North America. It is used as a cooling herbal remedy, and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human consumption and poultry. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. Other common names include chickenwort, craches, maruns, winterweed. The plant germinates in autumn or late winter, then forms large mats...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist