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Herba Bursae pastorisLOT 24-0523
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0523
Net
75 g
Unit price
€8.27 / 100 g
Origin
Spreewald, Brandenburg
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Herba · Aerial parts
HarvestApr · May · Jun

Loose tea

Shepherd's Purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Faintly of cabbage, then flatly green. Nobody drinks this one for pleasure.

€6.2075 g
€8.27 / 100 g
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Gathered from field margins while the seed pouches are still green — once they brown and shed, the herb is worth little. Dried quickly and warm, because a damp cut of this goes musty faster than anything else in the house.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken for heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, and as a short course of days rather than a standing daily tea.

Constituents

  • 01Flavonoids
  • 02Peptides
  • 03Potassium salts

Drawer

Heart & Circulation — Slow herbs, taken as a course rather than a dose. Also pulled for Kidney & Bladder.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertHerba Bursae pastoris · Loose tea
Dose
2 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
2–3× daily, for a few days at a time
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    Two teaspoons of cut herb per cup.

    2 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered, then strain thoroughly.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Stop

    This is a short-course herb. If it is still wanted after a week, that is a question for a doctor and not for a larger bag.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Not for use during pregnancy.
  • Speak to a doctor before use if you take medication for blood pressure or for the thyroid.
  • Bleeding that is heavy, prolonged or new needs a diagnosis first.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Heart & Circulation, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.