Shepherd's Purse

🌱 What it is

Shepherd's purse is a widespread weed whose whole plant has traditionally been used to support blood clotting.

📜 Where it comes from

Shepherd's purse has been used since Greco-Roman times, noted in classical herbals, and continued through medieval European folk medicine as a common wayside plant applied to wounds and used in tea to help slow bleeding. Its widespread, weedy growth made it an easily accessible household remedy passed down through generations of European and later American folk practice.

✨ Why it's good for you

• May help support clotting for minor bleeding
• Traditional support for heavy menstrual flow
• Simple tea or poultice preparation

🥄 How to use it

Make a teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → from the dried whole plant and drink, or apply a poulticeMashed plant material applied right on the skin. How to make a poultice → of the crushed fresh plant to a bleeding area.

How much: 1 cup of teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, 2-3 times daily; apply poulticeMashed plant material applied right on the skin. How to make a poultice → externally as needed.

Why it works: Contains compounds thought to support blood clotting, traditionally used to ease heavy menstrual flow and minor external bleeding.

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