Chickweed

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Family: Caryophyllaceae

Latin Name: Stellaria media

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Description

Fast-growing clump-forming or sprawling annual. Small, soft, oval fleshy leaves, long-stalked and yellowish-green, and tiny white flowers with separate thin petals at any time.

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Common Uses

Historically used to treat both internal and external inflammations. It may soothe severe itchiness and is often used to relieve eczema, varicose veins and nettle rash. An infusion of the fresh or dried plant may be added to a bath, where the herb's emollient properties will help reduce inflammation, in rheumatic joints for example, and encourage tissue repair. It may be taken internally to treat chest ailments. In small quantities, it also aids digestion.

Motherwort

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Family: Labiatae

Latin Name: Leonurus cardiaca

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Description

An upright prickly bush with a height of up to 5 feet and a width of 2 feet. The flowers are pale pink to purple, very hairy. The leaves are dark green above, pale below. Prickly. Blooms in late June to August.

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Common Uses

Motherwort is primarily an herb of the heart. Several species have sedative effects, decreasing muscle spasms and temporarily lowering blood pressure. Another of motherwort's uses is to improve fertility and reduce anxiety associated with childbirth, postpartum depression, and menopause.