Name: Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) Otherwise known as: St James’ Wort Habitat: An annual member of the Cruciferae family growing to about 50cm in sandy soil. Native to Europe, it can now be found in the temperate zones throughout the world. It is an inconsequential plant with soft, thin-toothed leaves surmounted by tiny white flowers that form the distinc What does it do: It appears not to have any recorded medicinal application until the Middle Ages when it was placed around the wrists of babies suffering from jaundice. Culpeper writes… “the juice being dropped into the ears, heals...