Shepherd's bag - medicinal properties and contraindications

The shepherd’s bag is interesting not only for its original name. It is also a herb with pronounced healing properties. It has long been used when it became necessary to stop various bleeding. Grass can exist in 25 species and has many alternative names. Often people call it a passerine eye.

Botanical certificate

Capsella bursa pastoris - this is the name of the shepherd's purse in Latin. And so it was not baptized. The fruits in shape really resemble a shepherd’s bag. Grass refers to annual cruciferous plants. The stem is straight and branched, reaching a height of 60 cm. Its top is the location of the inflorescences. The flowers are white 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, which is rich in the content of various chemical components:

• The composition is characterized by the content of a large number of tannins.
• Quite a lot of flavonoids, saponins and carotenoids are present.
• A plant contains a substance such as choline.
• The carbohydrate composition of the plant is rich and diverse.

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

Among the vitamin composition there are a lot of thiamine and vitamin K, which determines the ability to coagulate blood. It is this vitamin that takes part in this process.

Healing properties

1. Grass is able to regulate peripheral pressure.
2. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-febrile, wound healing effect.
3. The plant is associated with a pronounced diuretic effect.
4. Grass is able to purify blood.
5. Often used as an astringent and vasodilator.

Due to its high potassium content, the herb is indicated for use by persons suffering from cardiac pathology. This is especially true of the elderly. Use it in the form of decoctions, which are prepared from the ground part of the plant. It is also used as infusions. Healing tea is prepared from it. The shepherd’s bag has a pronounced effect on the muscles of the uterus, affecting its tone and motility.

Herb in Gynecological Practice

Gynecologists use it to correct the conditions of women with an irregular menstrual cycle. Apply it in the presence of postpartum hemorrhage. The effectiveness of the plant is time-tested, but it should not replace a medical treatment, but only is an addition to it.

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

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

When to apply a plant?

With skillful use, the grass maximally reveals its healing properties.If you want to lower blood pressure, then you should use tincture from a shepherd’s bag. It is also used for gynecological bleeding. It is especially effective in conditions associated with postpartum hemorrhage.

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

• processes associated with metabolic disorders;
• pathology of the kidneys;
• feverish conditions;
• skin diseases;
• inflammatory processes in the liver tissue;
• vascular disease;
• the presence of purulent ulcers;
• diarrhea;
• inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder.

Monthly and shepherd's bag
It is used only if the discharge during menstruation is abundant. It is also indicated for severe menstrual pains and other negative symptoms. Often the use of a decoction pursues directly opposite goals. It is used when it is necessary to cause menstruation with a delay. An infusion is prepared from the grass, which is used before menstruation until the very end.

Postpartum period
Often, women after birth can experience uterine bleeding, other problems from the pelvic organs. In this case, the grass shepherd’s bag 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 restrictions on its use.

Contraindications

Unfortunately, not everyone can use grass of a shepherd’s bag for corrective actions. This is due to a number of prohibitions due to its action. True, all moments of restriction are purely conditional. Cases of individual intolerance to the plant are possible. During pregnancy and lactation, it is used exclusively with the permission of the attending physician.

Recipes

Application involves the following algorithm of actions:

• Grass is taken in an amount of 3 g.
• This amount is placed in an enameled container and poured with boiling water in the volume of one glass.
• Cover the container with a lid and insist for a quarter of an hour.
• The volume of infusion should be at least 200 ml.
• Shake the composition before use.

Prescription Compounds
If menstruation is accompanied by severe pain, then the main treatment can add the use of infusion from a shepherd’s bag made from juice. It’s easy to cook. The following actions are performed:

• Herb should be carefully chopped. To do this, use a blender or a meat grinder.
• The resulting plant mass is used to produce juice.
• After the juice is received, it is simmered.
• Cooking volume should be reduced by half.
• After this, the pan is removed from the heat, and the contents cool.
• Medical alcohol is added to it at the rate of 70% of decoction and 30% of alcohol.

Some women use fresh juice from a shepherd’s bag to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. For this, it is taken 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 you can ferment a shepherd’s bag. At the same time, a product is obtained that possesses not only good taste, but also has a therapeutic effect. For this, a fresh plant is taken and carefully chopped with a knife. The crushed mass is placed in a container and poured with brine.It is prepared as follows:

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

The mass is kept warm for 120 hours. It is used chilled without any restrictions.

Important! A drink from a shepherd’s bag should not be taken by women who have problems with the digestive tract.

Collection and procurement for future use

For medicinal purposes, collect all parts of the plant, with the exception of the root. The collection is carried out in dry, calm weather. It is better to do this in the morning. Drying is better in the shade of a fairly well-ventilated area. The ideal place for this is the attic. Storage is carried out in paper or cloth bags.

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

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