Chickweeds - Chickweeds are also known as the plants which sleep in the night. As the twilight falls their leaves fold one upon the other and go to sleep. These leaves are like Spinach, tastes good in salads and in ordinary cooking. They are very nutritious and healthy full of vitamins and minerals. The whole plant is used in alternative medicine as an astringent, carminative, demulcent, diuretic, expectorant, laxative, refrigerant, vulnerary. A decoction of the whole plant is taken internally as a post-partum depurative, emmenagogue, galactogogue and circulatory tonic. It is also used to relieve constipation, an infusion of the dried herb is used in coughs and hoarseness, and is beneficial in the treatment of kidney complaints. as an astringent, carminative, demulcent, diuretic, expectorant, laxative, refrigerant, vulnerary. A decoction of the whole plant is taken internally as a post-partum depurative, emmenagogue, galactogogue and circulatory tonic. It is also used to relieve constipation, an infusion of the dried herb is used in coughs and hoarseness, and is beneficial in the treatment of kidney complaints. New research indicates it's use as an effective antihistamine There are lots more to these weeds. Please visit the site http://www.altnature.com/gallery/chickweed.htm for more info about them.