Hypericum perforatum: St. John's wort.

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BOTANICAL NAMES: Hypericum perforatum; St. John's wort family;
COMMON NAMES; St. John's wort;
PHARMACOPEIAL NAMES:
IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS: ;
- STEM:stalks 2 feet high, many spreading branches;
- LEAVES: deep-green, ovate, obtuse, and composite leaves, full of small holes, plainly seen if held up to light
- FLOWERS: branched at top of stockes yellow flowers of five leaves each with many yellow threads in the middle, which contain a red liquid. June to August.
- ROOT: hard woody last many years new shoots each year
- FRUIT: small blackish seeds contained in small round heads which contain three seeds;
- TASTE: Balsamic, bitter
- ODOUR: Terbinthine
DISTRIBUTION:
PARTS USED: tops and flowers;
BODY PARTS AFFECTED:
CONSTITUENTS:
SOLVENTS:
THERAPEUTIC ACTION: Astringent;
ASTROLOGICAL:
NUMEROLOGICAL:
MEDICAL USES: externally in fomentations; or ointments bruises, scratches, insect bites, skin irritation.
HOMEOPATHIC:
CHINESE:
CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
PREPARATION:
DOSAGE:
- decoction teaspoon of flowers and tops cut or powdered to a cup of boiling water drink cold one cupful during day, a large mouthful at a times.
- fluid extract
- oil -
- powder
- tincture 10 to 20 min.
ADMINISTRATIONS:
NOTES:
FORMULAS:
CONGENIAL COMBINATIONS: ;
VETERINARY: NON
MEDICAL USES: ;
CULTIVATION:
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HISTORY:
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REFERENCE:
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