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Beneficial Weeds You Must Know About
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6. Chickweed
The chickweed is a medicinal and nutritional plant and has a myriad of vitamins and nutrients that are valuable in both medicine and for food. This weed is one of few that is in fact a succulent and has been widespread throughout the world, most likely because of people taking the seeds of the weed from place to place. An interesting fact about this weed is that every night it seems to ‘sleep’ as the leaves fold over the buds of the plant.
To use the chickweed, harvest between May and July when the flowers are out and make a tea of the weed. The plant has been used for many different things in the past, including an old wife’s tale saying that it would help treat obesity. It has also been used postpartum as a detox, to improve circulation, against constipation, for hoarseness and coughs, and is even beneficial in treating minor kidney ailments. Chickweed can also be used as a poultice for itchy skin and superficial veins.
All of the above weeds are not only abundant in most North American backyards but they are also quite the hoard of vitamins and nutrients. Taking into account the six weeds listed here, there is bound to be at least one in the bunch that you can find in your yard. The medicinal uses of these weeds are beneficial as well and they can treat everything from nosebleeds to minor kidney ailments. Its sure that you can find at least one of the weeds here beneficial to your body.
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