Herb latin name: Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed,Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed Extract

Latin name: Cerastium arvense

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family, Starwort Family)

Medicinal use of Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed: The plant is astringent. Adecoction of the plant has been used in the treatment of injuries and miscarriage. Adecoction is said to stop uterine bleeding and prevents the child from passing through the uterus.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry banks and waysides, and in grassland, especially on calcareous or slightly acid sandy soils, throughout Britain but mainly in the east.

Propagation of Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Division in spring. The prostate shoots root freely as they spread, making division very simple.

Cultivation of the herb: Dry banks and waysides, and in grassland, especially on calcareous or slightly acid sandy soils, throughout Britain but mainly in the east.

Known hazards of Cerastium arvense: None known

Herb latin name: Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed,Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed Extract

Latin name: Cerastium arvense

Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink Family, Starwort Family)

Medicinal use of Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed: The plant is astringent. Adecoction of the plant has been used in the treatment of injuries and miscarriage. Adecoction is said to stop uterine bleeding and prevents the child from passing through the uterus.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry banks and waysides, and in grassland, especially on calcareous or slightly acid sandy soils, throughout Britain but mainly in the east.

Propagation of Field Mouse-Ear Chickweed: Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the seed in spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Division in spring. The prostate shoots root freely as they spread, making division very simple.

Cultivation of the herb: Dry banks and waysides, and in grassland, especially on calcareous or slightly acid sandy soils, throughout Britain but mainly in the east.

Known hazards of Cerastium arvense: None known