Shepherd’s bag

Popular names: peasant mustard, heart grass, spoons. Parts Used: Above-ground part of the plant.

Pharmacy name: shepherd’s purse herb – Bursae pastoris herba (formerly: Herba Bursae pastoris).

Botanical description.A characteristic feature of this biennial herbaceous plant is a basal rosette of pectate-toothed leaves, which are spread on the ground or rise. The erect stem can be 20-40 cm tall. Since the shepherd’s purse is very unpretentious, it seems to grow in the most inappropriate places (for example, between the stones of the pavement), where the plants, however, reach a height of only a few centimeters. Stems can be branching and simple; they have few sessile leaves. Another distinctive feature of this plant is that it blooms and bears fruit all season. On the same plant, there are simultaneously buds in the upper part, and blossoming four-membered flowers below, and triangular fruitlets – obverse heart-shaped pods on legs – even lower. Blooms from March to November. Found as a weed in gardens, arable land,

Collection and preparation. This medicinal plant can be harvested all year round, but the most favorable time for collection is the spring months. The plant is uprooted, freed from adhering soil and hung in bunches to dry in the shade.

Active ingredients: flavonoids, a lot of potassium, a peptide with a hemostatic effect.

Healing action and application.There has been a lot of controversy regarding the effects of shepherd’s purse herb in medicine. This concerned mainly its use as a hemostatic agent in gynecology. Some researchers were of the opinion that the action of the shepherd’s purse is due only to a fungus that very often parasitizes this plant. Others believed that shepherd’s purse was almost as effective as ergot. At the current level of knowledge, it can be stated that the shepherd’s purse has a hemostatic effect, although it is weak and, moreover, unreliable, since raw materials often contain different amounts of the active substance. Doctors have traditionally avoided its use. However, shepherd’s purse herb is used in all kinds of tea blends and in the form of some other herbal products that are used against menstrual ailments. The shepherd’s purse is also found in the so-called blood-purifying teas. In later times, information appeared about the effect of shepherd’s purse grass on the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Its action is similar to the action of mistletoe – leveling and regulating for a weakened heart, especially in the elderly. It makes no difference whether the pressure is too high or too low. The most suitable form for this remedy is tea. o Shepherd’s purse tea: 2 teaspoons of the herb is poured into 1/4 liter of boiling water, incubated for 10 minutes, then strained. Drink regularly 2 cups every day. especially in older people. It makes no difference whether the pressure is too high or too low. The most suitable form for this remedy is tea. o Shepherd’s purse tea: 2 teaspoons of the herb is poured into 1/4 liter of boiling water, incubated for 10 minutes, then strained. Drink regularly 2 cups every day. especially in older people. It makes no difference whether the pressure is too high or too low. The most suitable form for this remedy is tea. o Shepherd’s purse tea: 2 teaspoons of the herb is poured into 1/4 liter of boiling water, incubated for 10 minutes, then strained. Drink regularly 2 cups every day.

Tea mixture against senile ailments associated with the work of the heart and blood circulation: Shepherd’s purse herb 10.0 Hawthorn flowers 10.0 Valerian root 5.0 Melissa leaves 5.0

Two teaspoons of the mixture pour 1/4 liter of cold water, let it brew for 10 hours and then drink in small sips in a warmed form.

Application in folk medicine.In folk medicine, this medicinal plant occupies a stable position, regardless of the dispute among physicians about its effectiveness. Traditional medicine uses this remedy (in the form of tea) for menstrual troubles and is successful. Shepherd’s purse is also recommended as a blood purifier for the spring course of treatment. Together with horsetail herb, this tea is given for coughs, rheumatism and gout. Folk medicine uses the shepherd’s purse and for diseases of the liver and biliary system. As an external agent for rinsing and rinsing, it has gained a strong position as a remedy for oral infections and for the treatment of poorly healing wounds. Traditional medicine recommends the use of shepherd’s purse herb in the form of tea and for sugar disease. But here, however, there are no reliable scientific data. And since diabetes It goes without saying that it requires medical attention, in no case should you use the shepherd’s purse yourself, although in the spring you can mix fresh leaves of the shepherd’s purse with a spring salad. The German National Health Service recognizes shepherd’s purse herb as a remedy for nosebleeds (locally) and heavy menstruation.

Side effects are unknown.

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