Spreading Stjohn’Swort
Hypericum Patulum
Jin Si Mei

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and rectify damp, resolve toxin, course liver and free network vessels, dispel stasis and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Damp-heat strangury, hepatitis, common cold, tonsillitis, mounting qi with unilateral sagging of one testicle, pain in sinews and bones, knocks and falls.