Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s purse | Medicinal Uses

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View photos of the medicinal plant Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s purse), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's purse | Medicinal Uses — Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s purse)

A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:

Truly a unique medicinal mustard, Shepherd’s purse is a special hemostatic, not acting through any tannin source, but rather through yet another unexplained constituent group. Influencing tissue capillary beds, its astringency is penetrating, yet not gross like Geranium or Oak.

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