Shepherd's purse – Box purse-pastor М.

Annual herb up to 50-60 cm, families krestotsvetnыh (Brassicaceae). It grows everywhere, with the exception of the Far North, like a weed. For medical purposes harvest aboveground of the shepherd's purse.

Lady's purse – Chemical composition

The grass plant contains bursovuyu, fumaric, apple, citric acid and tartaric acid, ramkoglikozid gisopin, volatile, mix, acetylcholine, tiramin, inositol, ascorbic acid and tannins. The seeds found fatty oil and a small amount of allyl mustard oil.

Lady's purse – Pharmacological properties

Herbal medicines shepherd's purse have a pronounced haemostatic effect, especially in hemorrhages, caused by insufficient formation of fibrin. Besides, they increase the contractility of the smooth muscle of the uterus, due to the presence in the plant essential oil compounds and other, and, apparently, the action of acetylcholine. According to the observations of microbiologists leaves of shepherd's purse are high phytoncidic Activity. Preparations plants increases peristalsis. Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of herbs plants have antihypertensive properties.

Lady's purse – Use in medicine

Preparations of shepherd's purse used as a hemostatic agent in the lung, kidney, tubal, gastrointestinal bleeding. Typically, shepherd's bag is used in combination with other herbs. For Example, uterine bleeding prescribed liquid extract of shepherd's purse, along with an extract of cranberry or water pepper, and in renal bleeding - together with grass horsetail. Shepherd's purse is a part of officinal hemostat collection. For the preparation of an aqueous infusion of this collection take 2 tablespoons herb shepherd's purse and horsetail herb, Pour 3 cups boiling water, infused for 2 h and take 1/2 cup 3 once a day.

Several authors note the high efficiency of the grass shepherd's purse in renal bleeding in cases, when the previously applied hemostatic agents were not given a positive result. Appointment sick infusion of herbs shepherd's purse (by 1/2 cup 3 once a day) accompanied by a pronounced hemostatic effect.

Satisfactory clinical results were obtained in the treatment of infusion of herbs shepherd's purse pulmonary tuberculosis patients with pulmonary hemorrhage. These patients received various long styptics, However, the therapeutic effect was clearly insufficient. When assigning patients infusion of herbs shepherd's purse (10 d of 1 cup boiling water; Patients drink a glass of tea during the day) significantly reduces the manifestations of hemorrhagic syndrome and improves gemokoagulogramm.

Lady's purse – Formulations, Dosing and Administration

Infusion grass shepherd's purse: 10 g (2 tablespoons) raw material is placed in an enamel bowl, Pour 200 ml (1 glass) hot boiled water, capped and heated in boiling water (in a water bath) 15 m, cooled at room temperature for 45 m, filter. The remaining raw materials squeeze. The volume of the resulting infusion was adjusted with boiled water to 200 ml. The prepared infusion stored in a cool place no more than 2 d.

Take 1 tablespoon 4-5 times daily after meals as a styptic.

Grass stored in dry, cool place.

The liquid extract of shepherd's purse on 70 % alcohol. Assign 20 drops 3 times a day for uterine atony and uterine bleeding.