{"product_id":"shepherds-purse-organic","title":"Shepherd's Purse","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShepherd's Purse (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapsella bursa-pastoris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShepherd's purse is a small herbaceous plant in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emustard family (Brassicaceae)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, easily recognized by its distinctive heart- or purse-shaped seedpods that inspired its common name. Native to eastern Europe and western Asia, it has naturalized throughout much of the world, where it is often found growing as a common field and garden weed. Archaeological evidence, including seeds discovered in a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeolithic settlement in Turkey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, suggests it has been used for thousands of years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plant forms a basal rosette of leaves that gives rise to an upright flowering stem with tiny white, four-petaled flowers. Traditionally, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eentire aerial portion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of the plant has been used in folk herbalism and is commonly prepared as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003etincture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, or included in herbal formulations. Shepherd's purse remains a well-respected botanical with a long history of traditional use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118684258492,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/1520\/0444\/files\/Shepherds_Purse.jpg?v=1783990763","url":"https:\/\/fernapotheca.com\/products\/shepherds-purse-organic","provider":"Fern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}