garden weed. The uses are many, from salad greens, and spinach, to preparations of fresh, dried, powdered, poultice, fomentations and salves.
The awareness of this creation for bodily correction is qualified for liver ailments( internally and externally), bronchitis, pleurisy, coughs, colds, hoarseness, rheumatism, inflammation or weakness of the bowels and stomach, lungs, bronchial tubes, scurvy, kidney trouble, to ease the heat and sharpness of the blood in haemorrhoids; to release cramps and shrunken sinews, which are small vessels that transmit blood from the liver and into the hepatic veins, making them more pliable again. This so-called common plant could be included among the all-purpose herbals. Dose: 1 oz. of Chickweed to 1½ pints of water, simmered down to 1 pint. A wineglassful every 2 – 3 hr. Use externally as a poultice for inflamed surfaces, boils and skin eruptions. Externally: Effective for all swellings, redness of the face, weals, scabs, boils, burns, inflamed or sore eyes( apply on cotton pads over closed eyes), erysipelas, tumours, haemorrhoids, cancerswollen testes, ulcerated throat and mouth. For broken or unbroken skin conditions, Chickweed is your medicine. Homoeopathic Clinical: Gout, Liver( inflammation of), Rheumatism, Psoriasis.
CHICORY
ROOT Chicorium intybus, L.( N. O.: Compositae)
Common Names: Garden Chicory, Endive, Succory. Features: Naturalized in the United States from Europe. This perennial bears a most heavenly shade with star-like petals of blue, with a violet cast that is so outstanding when in bloom it is restful to behold.
The flowers are abundant from July to October; shrub reaches heights of from 1 – 6 ft., with abrupt branches springing from the erect stem; leaves similar to those of the related dandelion. The fresh root, when collected in the spring, contains 36 per cent of inulin; the roasted root is mixed to adulterate coffee. Most of the U. S. A. cultivated Chicory is grown in Michigan State.
A— CHICORY Chicoriurn intybus, L. B— SEEDLING( Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto, Canada)
Medicinal Part: The root. Solvent: Water. Bodily Influence: Hepatic, Laxative, Diuretic, Tonic. Uses: The uses are much the same as Dandelion. The tender leaves can be chopped fine and mixed with salad greens. The tea from Chicory eliminates unwanted phlegm from the stomach that interferes with absorption and secretion of the internal system— in this way aiding in superfluous gall material— purifies the liver and spleen, is effective in uratic acid conditions of gout, rheumatics and joint