The One Herb That Can Both Help A Rash And Increase Weight Loss - Chickwee

Chickweed, as the name implies, is a plant that is often considered a weed. This is unfortunate, because it has an large amount of health benefits and even some medicinal properties. It can be used as a vegetable for seasoning salads or soups. Some prefer to make a chickweed tea. It is one of the green veggies of the world, and therefore is packed with antioxidants, nutrients, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals such as:

Vitamin C, Beta-carotene, Calcium, Gamma-linolenic-acid, Flavonoids, Magnesium, Riboflavin, Niacin, Oleic Acid, Potassium, Zinc, and Selenium...and this isn't even the entire list!

It is also known as a medicinal herb. Besides the high level of nutrition and digestional roughage, it has several applications for both internal and external healing. Some people will create or buy a chickweed based cream, salve, or even a compress as a healing agent. Also, some people use chickweed to stop intestinal bleeding like ulcers, etc.

Part of the reason it can reduce pain is because it can reduce inflammation. In fact, research has demonstrated it acts as an active antihistamine, reducing the inflammation and pressure in the body caused by allergies and infections. This is great news for people suffering from chronic allergies, and it may even be a replacement for drugs like Claritin and Benadryl.

Chickweed can be mixed with pure aloe vera drippings, because aloe vera is a similar healing agent. Also, the aloe can help the chickweed penetrate deep into the skin, reducing swelling and consequently pain. Since aloe vera has a similar effect on the skin, these two can make a powerful mix for topical healing and reducing inflammation.

Because this herb chickweed reduces inflammation, some people properly use it to treat itching and rash breakouts. Again, a salve of chickweed or compress of chickweed can be applied to areas that are broken out in rash or are itching.

Chickweed can also be used to treat acne, particularly cystic acne where the skin around the lesion has become inflamed. Mixing chickweed and tea tree oil to use as a diluted warm compress can have an almost magical effect in treating acne. Both are clinically proven to have compounds that will attack acne bacteria and the relating inflammation. Add a little fresh aloe vera to promote fast healing and reduce acne scarring, and you have an all natural acne triple threat!

Chickweed may also have some limited ability to help people lose weight. It has diuretic properties, so it will increase the amount of liquid the body will expel. Chickweed does in fact have some mild thermogenic abilities...which means it can help the body burn calories. However, the thermogenic aspect is very minor, so chickweed alone would not be enough to lose weight. It is best when combined with diet and exercise.

So there are more than a few reasons to include chickweed as part of a weekly diet, and to apply its medicinal abilities. Many people are now becoming familiar with this herb and vegetable, and are starting to use it more than ever before. As natural treatments for medical problems become more commonplace, chickweed is a good bet to become a top choice for many herbalists and medical specialists.