St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort 1.Other Name: Hypericum perforatum, Herba Hypericum 2.Form: whole herb 3.Packing: bag

St. John's Wort1.Other Name: Hypericum perforatum, Herba Hypericum2.Form: whole herb3.Packing: bag

Pinyin Name: Guan Ye Lian Qiao

Alternate Chinese Names: Tu Lian Qiao, Guan Ye Jin Si Tao, Jin Si Tao

Original Source: Ben Cao Gang Mu Shi Yi (Omissions from the Grand Materia Medica) by Zhao Xue-Min in 1765

English Name: St. John’s Wort

Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum L. (Guan Ye Lian Qiao)

Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Hypericum

Properties: bitter, acrid, astringent, neutral

Channels Entered: Liver

CHINESE THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS

1. Clears Heat, Eliminates Toxins

2. Stops Bleeding

3. Dispels Wind-Damp

DOSAGE

6 to 9 grams in decoction. Guan Ye Lian Qiao is used both internally and topically.

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Hypericin, hyperforin, hyperin, pseudohypericin, protohypericin, cyclopseudohypericin, desmethylcyclopseudohypericin, emodinanthranol

St. John's Wort