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Shepherds purse is used for heart and circulatory problems including mild heart failure, low blood pressure, and nervous heart complaints. It is also used for headache, vomiting blood, blood in the urine, diarrhea, and bladder infections. Excessive Menstruation The Benefit of using Shepherds Purse as a natural cure Used by 17th century apothecary and herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper, who recommended shepherds purse for certain ailments, saying ‘the juice being dropped into the ears, heals the pains, noise and mutterings thereof’.  Drink shepherd’s purse tea as a gentle diuretic that helps with urine retention. For precautions see page 140. Adults : 2-3 cups a day. Many herbs discussed in previous chapters have diuretic properties, and as such can be used whenever it is desirable to increase the volume of urine – for instance, during a bout of cystitis or urethritis. It is preferable to have diuretic herbs in a tea form, but a tincture diluted with a cupful of warm water will work just as well. You can choose from the following herbs: marshmallow leaf, celery seed (for precautions see page 139), birch, shepherd’s purse (for precautions see page 140), dandelion leaf, lime tree flower or nettle leaf. Excessive Menstruation- Any time a wound is bleeding, your first course of action is to stop the bleeding. is helps promote cellular functions that begin to clean and heal the wound and reduce the possibility of side e?ects such as dizziness or elevated pulse. To stop bleeding, apply direct pressure and elevate the injured part. In a pinch, directly applying calen-dula, shepherd’s purse, lady’s mantle, or cayenne will help. Continue Reading →