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RE: How to make a tincture from shepherd's purse, to use to stop bleeding!
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@mountainjewel, great to hear first hand reports to say it works. Do you use it as tincture too? or a tea? @smithlabs, thanks for sharing, great post! @ligayagardener, @minismallholding, it does look familiar - going to keep an eye out for it here!
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Tincture, but there is so much of it (it is a weed) that I will dry it and store it for an infusion. It is woody enough, I may need to make a decoction from it to get the good from it. If I do that, I will make a cream, and try it that way.
That is why I did the closeup of the plant, to help with the ID. The seed pods are usually heart shaped (I have seen some that are round), and split open to throw the seeds. You will find small white flowers in a cluster, on the tips. The leaves make good tincture too. The roots are too woody for anything except a decoction.
:)>@riverflows Do you know what this plant is?
Maybe a type of vetch?
I will go look it up. I really have no idea, just like the looks of it!
I've seen that plant often, from Oregon to Southeast Alaska, usually right near the beach. IIRC, it forms pods like peas. I don't know what it's officially called, but I call it wild peas, because that's what it looks like. When I was a child, I was warned by my mom that it was poisonous, although I suspect she had no idea, and was just alarmed that I might try it.
If you find an actual identification, I'd be interested in knowing it.
Thanks!
It is attractive, and does look like tiny peas for sure. Just trying to ID this plant of interest, it is pretty! I just have a feeling....
:)>I used the fresh tincture (hear it’s the best thing to stop bleeding)- I had severe abnormal menstrual bleeding and it was an emergency and this was the only thing that worked and it worked fast! So I sing the high praises of this little plant!!! 🙌🏼 @riverflows