Chickweed is very common "weed" like dandelion, and grows in an abundance that provides soothing, cooling relief for virtually any form of minor irritation. Internally, chickweed acts to soothe, protect, and mildly lubricate the upper digestive tract. Chickweed could also be used to help in the expulsion of worms after treatment since the lubrication and light roughage would be of good assistance. Chickweed is nutritious and an excellent nutritive and digestive tonic for birds. It can help the hen’s egg production for it’s good nutrition and also to help her egg-laying tract to function smoothly. It would be very useful in general, spring and egg-laying tonics.

Chickweed grows everywhere in the US, and prefers moist ravines and meadows. Chickweed is an annual that blooms and free-seeds itself continuously throughout growth. It is a weak-stemmed sprawling plant that is commonly found in lush, low-growing mats or entangled in other growth, oftentimes in rose beds. Opposite leaves, whether lance or oval shaped, always have distinct points at their tips. The small white flowers bloom continuously, each time dropping its seeds as it continues to sprawl. The leaves, flowers and stems are the parts of the plant that are used.