Editing Hen and chicks (section)

==Medicinal uses==
The leaves of hens and chicks have been used as herbal remedies for many years. Freshly pressed leaves may act as a substitute to [[aloe vera]] for wounds such as low severity burns, sores, and insect bites. Extracts from leaves have been shown to have some [[antimicrobial]] and [[antioxidant]] properties.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Stojicevic|first1=Sasa|last2=Stanisavljevic|first2=Ivana|last3=Velickovic|first3=Dragan|last4=Veljkovic|first4=Vlada|last5=Lazic|first5=Miodrag|date=2008|title=Comparative screening of the anti-oxidant and antimicrobial activities of Sempervivum marmoreum L. extracts obtained by various extraction techniques|journal=Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society|volume=73|issue=6|pages=597–607|doi=10.2298/jsc0806597s|issn=0352-5139|doi-access=free}}</ref> Higher levels of antioxidant compounds are produced after long term stressors such as soil drought. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kovac-Besovic|date=2009|title=Investigation of Flavonoids Presence in Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum L.|journal=Scientia Pharmaceutica|volume=77|issue=1|pages=256|doi=10.3797/scipharm.oephg.21.po-57|issn=0036-8709|doi-access=free}}</ref>