Chickweed is an edible plant that grows in bunches and grows vastly over late winter into early spring. It has really small white flowers witht 9- 10 petals and five to 7 stamens according to the blossom. The plant has dense roots and more of a grass-like texture than many other herbaceous weeds around. They grow in large mats around a particular place usually in partial shade. The soil has to be very moisture rich for the herb to grow.
The plant sometimes has been known for curing bumps, scrapes and bruises in European medicine.The plant also can be used to cure bronchitus and other temporary diseases that cause discomfort. Many herbalists can verify some information about choke cherries, chickweed, and other plants mentioned in this blog. Don't treat yourself from any information on this blog without consulting a doctor and a verified herbalist whose been in the business for awhile. To get full effect of an herb, you want to take the raw plant, not just the formulas that you find in Walmart or GNC because it's not the same thing.
The plant is also used as a leafy veggie in some dishes. The Japanese use it in a dish they eat at their spring festival similar to Easter. The veggies are common chickweed (stellaria media) . It is one of seven grassy like plants that are made into a dish to make spring seem special. The seven grasses are Japanese Parsley, Shepard's Purse, Jersey Cudweed, Common Chickweed, Nipplewort, Turnip greens, and Daikon. It would be fixed as we fix our mixed greens of Kale, Turnip Greens, Collards and Mustards. We eat our greens with cornbread. They eat their greens with a kind of rice with it made like Porridge.
If you ate plain turnips mashed, that is how I imagine it would taste with a hint of "horseradish". The greens are tasty here all year round. I hope it is as mouthwatering as it sounds in Japan. Family name for Common Chickweed is Stellaria Media. The Stellaria kind of reminds me of the other flowers that are small and a faint white color. Have a great weekend!
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