Shepherd's purse - medicinal properties and contraindications

Shepherd's bag is interesting not only by its original name. It is also a herb with pronounced healing properties. It has long been used when there was a need to stop various bleeding. Grass can exist in 25 species and has many alternative names. Often in the people it is called the sparrow's eye.

Botanical Reference

Capsella bursa pastoris - so in Latin the name of the shepherd's bag ordinary. And so christened it not by chance. The fruits in shape really resemble a shepherd's bag. Grass belongs to the annual cruciferous plants. The stem is erect and branchy, reaching a height of 60 cm. Its top is the location of the inflorescences. The flowers are white in color and contain 4 petals.All parts of the plant, with the exception of the root, are used for medicinal purposes.

Chemical composition

The seeds of the plant contain oil that is rich in the content of various chemical components:

• The composition is characterized by the content of a large amount of tannins.
• There are quite a lot of flavonoids, saponins and carotinoids.
• The plant contains a substance such as choline.
• The carbohydrate composition of the plant is rich and varied.

The plant contains a large amount of organic acids. Many tartaric, citric, malic, ascorbic acid.

Among the vitamin composition is a lot of thiamine and vitamin K, which causes the ability to clot the blood. It is this vitamin takes part in this process.

Medicinal properties

1. Grass is able to regulate peripheral pressure.
2. It has anti-inflammatory, antifebrile, wound-healing effect.
3. The plant is associated with a pronounced diuretic effect.
4. Grass can purify the blood.
5. It is often used as a binder and vasodilator.

Due to its high potassium content, the herb is indicated for use by persons suffering from cardiac abnormalities. This is especially true for older people. Use it in the form of decoctions, which are prepared from the ground part of the plant. It is used as infusions. Prepare her healing tea. The shepherd's purse has a pronounced effect on the muscles of the uterus, affecting its tone and motility.

Herb in gynecological practice

It is used by gynecologists to correct the conditions of women with irregular menstrual cycles. Apply it in the presence of postpartum hemorrhage. The effectiveness of the plant is time-tested, but it should not replace a drug treatment, but only is an addition to it.

Shepherd's purse is used for the following female diseases:

• With uterine bleeding.
• When vomiting occurs in pregnant women.
• Malignant oncology of the uterus.
• Benign tumors of the uterus.
• Conditions associated with uterine atony.

When to use the plant?

With skillful use, the herb reveals its healing properties to the maximum. If you want to lower blood pressure, you should use the tincture of the shepherd's bag. It is also used for gynecological bleeding. It is especially effective in conditions associated with postpartum hemorrhage.

If an oral cavity is accidentally visited by an infection, then rinsing and rinsing with solutions prepared on the basis of the shepherd's bag juice are required. Grass is shown in the following pathology:

• processes associated with impaired metabolism;
• kidney disease;
• feverish conditions;
• skin diseases;
• inflammatory processes in the liver tissue;
• vascular diseases;
• the presence of purulent ulcers;
• diarrhea;
• inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder.

Monthly and Shepherd's Bag
It is used only if the discharge during monthly periods are abundant.It is also shown with strong menstrual pain and other negative symptoms. Often the use of broth pursue the opposite goal. It is used when it is necessary to cause monthly during their delay. An infusion is prepared from grass, which is used before menstruation until the very end.

Postpartum period
Often women after childbirth may have uterine bleeding, other problems from the pelvic organs. In this case, the grass of the shepherd's purse will come to the rescue. The main advantage of using this herb is the absence of side effects. You can use the plant in any dosage form, whether it is infusion or tea. However, one should never forget about the limitations to its use.

Contraindications

Unfortunately, not everyone can use the grass of the shepherd's bag for remedial measures. This is due to a number of prohibitions caused by its action. True, all moments of limitation are purely conditional. Possible cases of individual intolerance to the plant.During pregnancy and lactation, it is used exclusively with the permission of the attending physician.

Recipes

The application implies the following algorithm of actions:

• Grass is taken in the amount of 3 g.
• This amount is placed in an enameled container and poured boiling water in the amount of one cup.
• Capacity should be covered with a lid and insist a quarter of an hour.
• The volume of infusion should be at least 200 ml.
• Before use, the composition must be shaken.

Prescription formulations
If menstruation is accompanied by severe pain, then the main treatment can be added to the use of infusion of shepherd's purse made from juice. Prepare it easy. The following actions are performed:

• Medicinal herbs should be thoroughly chopped. To do this, use a blender or meat grinder.
• The resulting plant mass is used to produce juice.
• After the juice is obtained, it is cooked over low heat.
• Cooking volume should be reduced by half.
• After that, the pan is removed from the heat, and the contents are cooled.
• Medical alcohol is added to it at the rate of 70% decoction and 30% alcohol.

Some women use fresh juice from a shepherd's purse to protect against unwanted pregnancy. To do this, take it daily for 15-20 drops, previously diluted with water. However, on the advice of gynecologists, it is better not to take risks, but to use reliable contraceptives for this purpose.

It turns out that shepherd's bag can be leavened. This produces a product that not only has good taste, but also has a therapeutic effect. To do this, take a fresh plant and carefully crushed with a knife. The ground mass is placed in a container and poured with brine. It is prepared as follows:

• salt in the amount of 4 tablespoons;
• water in the amount of 1 liter.

The mass stands warm for 120 hours. Used chilled without any restrictions.

Important! A shepherd's purse drink should not be taken by women who have problems with the digestive tract.

Collection and preparation for the future

For therapeutic purposes, collect all parts of the plant, except for the root. The collection is carried out in dry windless weather. Better to do it in the morning. It is better to dry in the shade, well ventilated room. The ideal place for this is the attic. Storage is carried out in paper or fabric bags.

You can harvest any shepherd's bag. For therapeutic purposes, the plant, which can be collected in central Russia, is quite suitable. Also suitable is that shepherd's purse that grows in the East (Caucasus).

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