Thlaspi bursa pastoris
Remedy of uterine hemorrhage and renal colic. Profuse, dark, clotted hemorrhage with violent cramps. Menses every two weeks. Uterine fibroids with hemorrhage. Renal colic with brick-dust sediment. Useful for all profuse hemorrhages.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Uterine hemorrhage — profuse, dark, clotted with violent cramps. Menses every two weeks — too frequent. Uterine fibroids causing hemorrhage. Renal colic with brick-dust sediment in urine. Hemorrhage from any cause — profuse, with cramping. Staining hemorrhage — bleeds and bleeds.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious during hemorrhage. Weak.
General Symptoms
Hemorrhagic and renal. Worse from least exertion, every two weeks. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Female Genitalia
Uterine hemorrhage — profuse, dark, clotted. Every two weeks (too frequent menses). Violent uterine cramps. Fibroids with hemorrhage. Post-partum hemorrhage. Metrorrhagia. Leucorrhea — bloody, staining.
Urinary
Renal colic. Brick-dust sediment in urine. Frequent urination. Uric acid deposits. Phosphaturia.
Back
Pain in lumbar region with renal or uterine symptoms.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Least exertion, every two weeks, motion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for uterine hemorrhage and renal conditions.
Clinical Indications
Uterine hemorrhage (profuse, dark, clotted), too-frequent menses, fibroids, renal colic, brick-dust urine, post-partum hemorrhage
Comparative Materia Medica
Trillium has profuse bright hemorrhage with sacroiliac laxity. Sabina has bright hemorrhage with pain sacrum to pubis. Ipecacuanha has hemorrhage with nausea. China has hemorrhage with debility.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Shepherd's purse is widely used in herbal medicine as a hemostatic and uterine tonic. Non-toxic in normal amounts. Used for centuries as a food and medicine. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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