Steinmetz:Capsella

Capsella bursa pastoris

Also known as (or relevant to) Capsella bursa pastoris Thlaspi bursa pastoris Family Cruciferae English Names Capweed Shephard's purse Pick-purse Lady's purse Mother's heart Pick pocket Natural Habitat Northern and Central Europe (including Great Britain) Asia all over the world Part(s) Used Herba Bursae pastoris = Herba Sanguinariae

Constituent(s) bursinic acid resin volatile oil saponin thyramin bursin cholin tannin malic acid citric acid acetic acid Action cooling diuretic astringent haemostatic anti-scorbutic stimulant tonic. It is much used in time of war when Secale Cornutum and Radix Hydrastis are scarce or unobtainable