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Herb name: Shepherd's purse, capsella bursa pastoris

herbs - shepherd's purse

Family: Brassicaceae

Medicinal parts of plants: Flowering plant

Description: Shepherd's purse is a medicinal plant that can grow 10 to 50 centimeters in height. Most of the leaves are located closely to the ground, and from them, upright and branched stalks usually emerge. The leaves are irregularly shaped, and the stalks commonly have a small number of alternating leaves. The upper parts of stems often develop small white flowers. It is also important to mention that this plant has fruits and flowers during the whole summer, and that the fruits have the characteristic flipped over heart-shape.

   

Collecting period and locations: Plants can be picked throughout the whole year, although several sources note that it is best to pick the plants in the spring. Plants are usually picked together with their roots and are linked into bundles that are than dried in a dry and airy place. As for the locations where this plant can be found, it is a relatively common plant and grows in fields and gardens, in parks, along hedges and in various other places.

Medicinal properties and applications: Tea from shepherd's purse can help stop bleeding in various menstrual problems. It is also known that shepherd's purse generally has a positive effect on heart function, it strengthens it and normalizes its work, especially in older people. It has also been noticed that this plant is good for normalizing blood pressure, whether it is too high or too low. Because of all of the mentioned properties, shepherd's purse is often a part of various herbal tea mixtures that are used for various problems related to heart and blood circulation.

   

Active compounds: Acetylcholine, choline, diosmin, tyramine, histamine, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, vitamin C and essential oils.

Recipe: Two full teaspoons of dried and chopped shepherd's purse is added to a quarter liter of boiling water and left for about 15 minutes. After that, the tea can be strained and taken about 2-3 per day.

 

 

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