Shepherd’s purse is used in supplements and traditional medication for various purposes, including reducing bleeding and inflammation. But there’s limited evidence to support many of its uses.

Capsella bursa-pastoris is the formal name for a common “weed” called Shepherd’s purse. It grows in gardens, fields, orchards and along roadsides all over the world, except the Tropics.

Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is a winter annual native to Europe. It invades roadsides, pastures, gardens, cultivated fields and other disturbed sties. Shepherd’s purse is widely ...

Different groups of people wore pockets of different shapes and designs. Shepherds traditionally wore a leather purse, shaped like a heart, and closed by means of a drawstring that was used to ...

Shepherd's purse is a fairly small annual weed that can germinate at most times of the year and is very commonly found in crops and gardens throughout New Zealand. It is often found in winter because ...