Bursae pastoris herba

Bursae pastoris herba, also called shepherd's purse, is a drug used in herbal medicines for the treatment of superficial skin lesions and menorrhagia, among others.

Its quality is specified in the German Drug Codex (DAC).

HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: heavy menstrual bleeding with normal menstrual cycle
ESCOP: not edited
Commission E-monograph: Internal: milder menorrhagia (increased and prolonged menstrual bleeding), metrorrhagia (continuous bleeding); External: nosebleeds, superficial bleeding skin lesions.

Bursae pastoris herba contains flavonoids (including diosmin, rutoside), phenylcarboxylic acids, biogenic amines (including tyramine and acetylcholine).

Bursae pastoris herba has blood pressure-lowering (only with parenteral application in low dosage) and blood pressure-increasing (only with parenteral application in higher dosage) effects.
In addition, the shepherd's purse herb is said to have positive inotropic and chronotropic and local haemostatic effects and an increase in uterine contraction.

Bursae pastoris herba is used for mild menorrhagia, mild metrorrhagia, nosebleeds and superficial bleeding skin injuries. It is also used for heavy menstrual bleeding.

The average daily dose is 10 to 15 g of the drug, according to the preparation. The daily dose of fluid extract (corresponding to EB 6) is between 5 and 8 g, for topical use 3 to 5 g to 150 ml of infusion.

3-5 days before the cycle date and throughout the period of menstruation, not suitable for children and adolescents under 18 years.

There are no known adverse effects.

Children and adolescents 18 years, allergies to any of the ingredients.

Styptysat Bürger Drgs (ED 200mg)

The tincture should be freshly prepared and the drug should be stored in a dry place.

1. Schilcher H (ed.) in, Leitfaden Phytotherapie, Urban & Fischer Verlag (2016) Munich, p.158 f.
2. https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/hirtentaeschel.php
3. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/draft-community-herbal-monograph-capsella-bursa-pastoris-l-medikus-herba-first-version_en.pdf
4. Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 124-125