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Stellaria media - Chickweed

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Stellaria media, Chickweed

Stellaria media, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, but naturalized in many parts of North America.

Uses

Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Gastritis, Asthma, Sore throat, Boils, Wounds, Itching, Hemorrhoids

Parts Used

Seeds, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The anthraquinones emodin, parietin (physcion) and questin, the flavonoid kaempferol-3,7-O-α-L-dirhamnoside, the phytosterols β-sitosterol and daucosterol, and the fatty alcohol 1-hexacosanol can be found in S. media.[12] Other flavonoid constituents are apigenin 6-C-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-8-C-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside, apigenin 6-C-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-8-C-beta-D-galactopyranoside, apigenin 6-C-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-8-C-beta-L-arabinopyranoside, apigenin 6-C-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-8-C-beta-D-galactopyranoside, apigenin 6, 8-di-C-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Buch-bucha
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Chickweed


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple oval Chickweed leaves are oval with pointed tips that are smooth or slightly hairy

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual small white 5 petals these are produced at the tips of stems and in angles between branches

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oval An oval, one-celled capsule, whitish in color, containing numerous seeds whitish numerous seeds {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A very easily grown plant, it prefers a moist soil and a position in full sun or partial shade[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

At Lawns, Cultivated fields, Pasture areas.

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