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Cerastium arvense L.
Field Chickweed
USDA CEARA2
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as an astringent.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317
Cerastium arvense L.
Field Chickweed
USDA CEARA2
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of plant taken for injuries and miscarriage.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317
Cerastium arvense L.
Field Chickweed
USDA CEARA2
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction taken to 'stop bleeding and stops child from passing through uterus.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317
Cerastium beeringianum Cham. & Schlecht.
Bering Chickweed
USDA CEBEB4
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Veterinary Aid
Cold infusion of plant used for sheep or horses with eye troubles.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 26
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
Big Chickweed
USDA CEFOV2
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Compound infusion of stem and root given to children for worms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
Big Chickweed
USDA CEFOV2
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound infusion of stem and root given to children for worms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Common Chickweed
USDA STMEM
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of leaves strained and used as a wash for sore eyes.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Common Chickweed
USDA STMEM
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of plant fragments with other plants applied for swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 41
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Common Chickweed
USDA STMEM
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Raw, compound poultice applied to cuts and wounds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 317
Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Common Chickweed
USDA STMEM
Iroquois Food, Forage
Plant eaten by chickens.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 86