Effect:
Hemostatic, astringent, stool-promoting
Areas of application:
Abdominal bleeding, colicky abdominal pain, excessive menstrual bleeding, blood urine, blood vomiting, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, premature ejaculation, tired intestines, hemorrhoids, in disorders of the female abdominal organs such as tumors, inflammation, malformations, prolapse; Sores, ear ulcers, earache, fever, tightens loose teeth
Plant parts used:
the whole herb
Collection time:
May to August
To find:
Found in fields, rubble sites, gardens, meadows, grassy areas or wasteland.
Ingredients:
Tannins, histamines, flavonoids, peptide, potassium salts, choline, acetylcholine, essential oil, saponins, bursa acid
Other:
☕ Tea: 2 tablespoons of shepherd's purse herb are poured with 1/4 liter of boiling water and steeped for 10 minutes. Drink 2 cups daily.
For various disorders of the female abdominal organs, a tea made from equal parts of shepherd's purse, cinquefoil, lady's mantle, mugwort and St. Jacob's wort is traditionally given. Use this tea only as a cure.
In my clever books there is something about love oracles and that shepherd's purse was used for it. The pods are picked for the love oracle "I love you with all my heart, with pain, a little, almost not at all..." After researching online, I came across Theodor Fontane's quote. "I love you...what is it called when you break off a branch and tear off the leaves?...from the heart with pain beyond measure." It's kind of the same, right?
Shepherd's purse gets your circulation going, so eat a leaf often. The taste is similar to cabbage. The seed is a pepper substitute.
Hildegard von Bingen: If the herb is boiled and gargled often, it heals many types of throat ulcers. Crush the herb and strain the juice from it, then put the juice into the festering ears and it will get better.