CHICKWEED

PRODUCT INFORMATION 

HEALTH BENEFITS

Chickweed has been embraced as a "blood cleanser" & is used to treat asthma, constipation, menstrual pain, peptic ulcers, rabies, respiratory illnesses, scurvy and to assist in weight loss.

WEIGHT LOSS

The one area in which chickweed has been studied is in the treatment of obesity. Two studies—one published in the journal Ayu in 2011 and the other in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2012—reported that obese mice fed an extract of Stellaria media for four weeks experienced weight loss despite being fed a high-fat diet.

Saponin, a plant-based compound that creates a soap-like foam when mixed with water, is believed to be responsible for this effect. Some believe that it has emollient properties and can effectively "trap" circulating fat, including cholesterol.