| Plant names |
| English |
Blind-weed, Caseweed, Chinese Cress, Lady's Purse, Mother's heart, Shepard's Purse, Shepherd's Bag, Shepherds purse, Shepherd's-purse, Shepherd's Purses, Shovelweed, Toy-wort. Mother's heart |
| Latin |
Capsella bursapastoris, Thlaspi Bursa-pastoris L. |
| Plant parts | Flower / Blossom, Herb / Grass, Legume / Pod, Stem / Stalk, Whole herb, Whole plant |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
abdominal pain, Abdominal trouble, Aids digestion, Antibacterial, Antidysenteric, Antigout, Antihemorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, AntiRheumatic, Antiseptic diuretic, Astringent, Atherosclerosis, Bedwetting, bladder dysfunction, Blood cleanser, Blood in the urine, complaints of urinary system, constipation, disease of the spleen, disorder of metabolism, disorder of the kidneys, diuretic, dropsy, earache, excess bleeding, fever, Gastric haemorrhage, Gravel, Haemoptysis, haemorrhage from the lungs, hemorrhoids, Hypertension, Hypotension, Improves circulation, inflammation, inflammation of kidneys, internal bleeding, kidney haemorrhages, kidney stone, Lung ailments, malaria, Narrows blood vessels, nosebleed, Peristaltic, Pickmeup, Rashes, Scrofula, Scurvy, Sialogogue, Suppurative inflammation, Syphilis, Tonic, varicose veins, Vasodilator, vomiting, Weak chest, wound healing, Wounds |
| Cancer |
cancer |
| Women's diseases |
abortifacient, All women's diseases, Amenorrhea, excessive menstruation, hastens childbirth, induction of labour, menstrual disorder, Metrorrhagia |
| Homoeopathically uses |
homoeopathically use, gallbladder problems, kidney complaints |
| Veterinary uses |
Veterinary: cardiac |
| Foods |
culinary herb |
| Other uses |
Insecticide |
| Contents |
| | Acetylcholine, Acid, alkaloid, amine, Arabinose, arginine, ascorbic acid, Ash, Aspartic acid, Beta-carotene, Beta-Sitosterol, boracic acid, bursine, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Choline, citric acid, Diosmetin, Diosmin, essential oil, Fat, Fibres, flavo-Glycoside, fumaric acid, Glutamic acid, Histamine, Hyssopin, inositol, Iron, Leucine, Malic acid, Mannitol, Methionine, Mustard oil, myrocin, Niacin, Oil, Oxalic acid, phosphorus, Potassium, Proline, Proteins, Pyruvic-Acid, resin, Riboflavin, rutin, Saponins, Sinigrin, sodium salt, sorbitol, sugars, Sulfanilic-Acid, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, tartaric acid, Thiamine, Thiocyanic-Acid, tyramine, Water, Xylose |
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