Perforate St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)

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Hypericum perforatum · Plant

Hypericum perforatum
Photo: Prof. Dr. Thomé, Otto Wilhelm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Interacts with many medications including antidepressants, birth control pills, immunosuppressants, blood thinners; causes photosensitivity; avoid with HIV medications.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Perforate St. John’s wort for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bleeding Due To External InjuryBlood EjectionBurns & ScaldsFlooding & SpottingGalactostasisHemoptysisIntestinal Wind BleedingJaundiceMenstrual DisorderMouth SoreNose SoresRed Eyes With GallToxin Of Welling Abscess & Boil SwellingThroat PainUrinary Tract Infection

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Perforate St. John’s wort does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisinhibit DampPromote Astriction & Stanch BleedingRegulate Menstruation & Free Milk