SHEPHERD'S PURSE

Description

Herbaceous plant with erect-ascending stem up to 40 cm tall. Basal leaves in rosette, more or less toothed, the middle and upper ones seated and entire or slightly toothed. Pinkish-white flowers, in clusters. Fruit in pedicellate silicle, triangular in shape.

Subcosmopolitan nitrophilous plant, which likes dry meadows.

Parte utilizada

Aerial parts

Indicaciones

Internal use:

• Hemorrhages of any etiology: epistaxis, hematuria, metrorrhagia, hemoptysis, heavy menstruation.
• Varicose veins and hemorrhoids
• Arterial hypotension.
• Traditionally it is also used in cystitis (associated with buchu and corn) and dysmenorrhea.
• External use: in hemorrhagic superficial skin lesions, for antisepsis and wound healing.
  

Bibliography

Plantas Medicinales y Drogas vegetales para infusión y tisana. S. Cañigueral, R. Vila y M. Wichtl.

Fitoterapia aplicada. J.B.Peris, G. Stübing y B. Vanaclocha.

Plantes medicinales des régions tempérées. Bézanger-Beauquesne, Pinkas, Torck et Trotin. Maloine S.A. Editeur, 1980.

Vademecum de prescripción de plantas medicinales. Asociación Española de Médicos Naturistas y Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Vizcaya.

Phytothèrapie. F. Hallard. Editorial Masson 1988.