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Alternate English names: erect St.-John’s-wort

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Hypericum erectum Thunb.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid^✽; balanced^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Quickens the blood, stanches bleeding, regulates menses, promotes lactation, disperses swelling, and relieves pain. Treats vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); flooding and spotting; menstrual irregularities; breast milk stoppage; swollen boils; injury from knocks and falls; bleeding from external injury.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g). Topical: Apply crushed.

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