Bursa pastoris, Shepherds Purse Bursa pastoris, Shepherd’s Purse Ji Cai  荠菜 (TCM) Sog ka pa  སོག་ཀ་པ  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Masclef, Atlas des plantes de France, (?) Botanical name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Mildly Sweet and Bitterdries, binds, astringes Classification: 2P. HEMOSTATIC Uses: 1. Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding and Leakage (TCM, West):-internal and external bleeding.-Menorrhagia which is prolonged and recurring with pale blood.-chronic Diarrhea, Leukorrhea and Spermatorrhea;-Incontinence and Bed-wetting.-astringent effect on the blood system has been used for Varicose Veins.2. Clears Damp Heat, Promotes Urine (TCM, West):-Diarrhea and Dysentery, including those with blood and mucous in the stool.-Urinary infections, reducing urinary tract irritation and Atony-Gravel and Stones: ‘The agent is also useful where Uric acid or insoluble phosphates or carbonates produce irritation of the Urinary tract’ (Ellingwood).-Fevers, including Intermittent Fevers.-valuable in the treatment of St. Anthony’s Fire, Erysipelas, Eruptions and skin disorders.3. Moves the Blood, Stops Wind, Regulates Circulation (TCM, West):-Cardiac Insufficiency, Arrhythmia, Hypertension, Hypotension (it can regulate blood pressure);-Nervous Heart Complaints;-pain, or oppression of the chest associated with Palpitations; TCM uses it for these conditions from Heat, Damp or Phlegm.-Headache caused by blood stagnation.-promotes and regulate Menstruation; Pre-Menstrual Tension.-Stimulates…

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