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Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. (Brassicaceae), also known as shepherd's purse, is a wild herb with high nutritional value that can be eaten raw or cooked. It is reported in the list of the plants used for women's disorders. Investigation of different extracts of its aerial parts led to the identification of phenolic compounds quantified by HPLC-DAD, organic acids, and amino acids detected by HPLC-UV, and free fatty acids and sterols analyzed by GC-IT-MS. The plant material was found rich in kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, quinic acid, arginine, palmitic acid, and β-sitosterol [60]. Karioti and coworkers [61] developed an HPLC-DAD-MS method to analyze the “Olivis” preparation, a blend of four herbal drugs, namely Crataegus oxyacantha L., Olea europea L., Capsella bursa-pastoris L. and Fumaria officinalis L.