Chickweed

At a glance

Origin / distribution: UK, Turkey, Spain, US, Iraq

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer, Debility, Demulcent, Diuretic

Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Scientific name: Stellaria media

Common names: Chickweed, Common Chickweed, Adi cincilim, Almindelig fuglegræs, Bellichina, Bleiche Miere, Bleiche Sternmiere, Brechlys, Burrissol, Centocchio comune, Centonchio

POWO: 159330-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in UK, Turkey, Elsewhere, Spain, US, Iraq.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cancer
• Debility
• Demulcent
• Diuretic
• Eczema
• Erysipelas
• Expectorant
• Fracture

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• UK
• Turkey
• Elsewhere
• Spain
• US
• Iraq

Documented cultural uses

• Cancer
• Debility
• Demulcent
• Diuretic
• Eczema
• Erysipelas
• Expectorant
• Fracture
• Mucus
• Piles
• Poison
• Refrigerant

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cancer · UK · "
• Debility · Turkey · "
• Demulcent · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Eczema · Elsewhere · "
• Erysipelas · Elsewhere · "
• Expectorant · Spain · "
• Expectorant · Turkey · "
• Fracture · Elsewhere · "
• Mucus · Elsewhere · "
• Piles · Elsewhere · "
• Piles · US · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "
• Refrigerant · Turkey · "
• Skin · Iraq · "
• Sore · Elsewhere · "
• Spasm · Iraq · "
• Swelling · Elsewhere · "
• Urogenital · Iraq · "
• Fever · Iraq · "
• Eye · Elsewhere · "
• Skin · Elsewhere · "
• Eye · US · "
• Inflammation · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Microfluidic Design of Ultradeformable Liposomes for Advanced Skin Delivery of <i>Stellaria media</i> Phytocomplex. · 2025 source ↗
• Unraveling the Chloroplast Genome of Stellaria media: Comprehensive Analysis, Taxonomic Implications, and Evolutionary Perspectives. · 2025 source ↗
• Heterologous expression of the <i>Stellaria media</i> plant defensin SmD1 in <i>Escherichia coli</i>. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CERYL-CEROTATE
• EO
• FAT
• IRON
• KILOCALORIES
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE
• NIACIN
• OLEIC-ACID
• PHOSPHORUS
• PROTEIN
• RIBOFLAVIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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