INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Herba Hyperici |
| Common English: | Japanese Saint John's Wort |
Herbs that Clear Heat
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Sweet |
Cool Cold |
Lung Liver Kidney (Bladder) |
15-60g Large dose: 90-120g Fresh: 30-60g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Dispels Heat, relieves toxicity, promotes diuresis, reduces swelling and Clears Damp-Heat |
Tonsillitis, External and Internal trauma, infectious hepatitis, febrile convulsion, diarrhea, dysentery, appendicitis, infantile malnutrition, swellings, snake bites Topically, as a lotion for dermatitis |
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- This herb can be pounded for juice, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.