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