Whole plant of Shepherd's Purse can be used. Should be used fresh or recently gathered and dried. Primary use is hemostatic - reduces bleeding. Internally good for late menstrual hemorrhages, bleeding hemorrhoids, nose bleeds, blood in urine from impact injury etc. Good for inflammation of urinary tract as astringent. Not good for long term ulceration. Slightly lowers blood pressure. Slightly stimulates oxytocin. Not for use in pregnancy, but good for bleeding post birth.
I have tons of trillium in my yard that bloom around Easter- I have to mow some down every season to cut the grass.... I think it would be better to harvest those for sale. Every time I cut the grass, I think of the hundreds of dollars worth of valuable I'm cutting down... so many different herbs.. that has to change. I need to figure out how to turn the entire property into an herb garden and just get rid of the grass.
Fresh trillium is much more useful than dry. Dry root is just a moderate astringent.
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS Epistaxis. Passive capillary hemorrhage. Chronic cystitis or urethritis with brick (urate) dust, scanty urine. Chronic cystitis/urethritis with dark or mucopurulent urine, strained urination. Dysuria from heavy sexual activity. Hematuria, in general or with sediment in urine. Lithiasis, with irritation, inflammatory pain; or with hematuria, especially from lower tract; or with hyperuricemia. Phosphaturia with vesical irritation. Mild GI hemorrhage, acute, with sharp pain. Hemorrhoids, bleeding. Bleeding ulcers. Arthritis, diuretic. Gout, for the hyperuricemia. Menorrhagia, with heavy bleeding for the first several days. Vicarious menses. Post-partum hemorrhage, with good uterine tone. Miscarriage, impending, with moderate spotting as main symptom. Blood serum levels: uric acid elevation.
CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS (Shepherd's Purse) WHOLE PLANT. Tincture (Fresh Plant, 1:2, recent Dry Plant, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 20-60 drops. STATUS : W/A
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
TRILLIUM
Hematuria, in general or with sediment in urine. Mild GI hemorrhage, acute, with sharp pain. Menorrhagia, with heavy bleeding towards end of menses; or with fibroids. Uterus, inflammation. Uterine fibroids, with cyclic bleeding.
TRILLIUM (Beth Root) WHOLE PLANT. Fresh Plant Tincture [1:2] 15-25 drops to 3X a day. STATUS : W/LA to W/Rare
UTERINE FIBROID HEMOSTATIC
Shepherd’s Purse Tincture (fresh).....2 squirts
Trillium Tincture (fresh)..................15-20 drops
Take with water every 8 hours as needed
Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course
https://www.swsbm.com/school/
No comments:
Post a Comment