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Wight’S Stjohn’Swort Equivalent Plant: Hypericum Elodeoides
Hypericum Wightianum
Bian Di Jin


About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold; bitter; astringent

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects


Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, arrest diarrhea.


Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

White mouth sore in children, infant pneumonia, stomatitis, mammary welling abscess, yellow-water sore, poisonous snake bites, diarrhea, enduring dysentery.