Tian Ji Huang - 地耳草 - (Di Er Cao - 田基黄 ) - Herba Hyperici - Hypericum Japonicum

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Hyperici
Common English:	Japanese Saint John's Wort

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Sweet	Cool Cold	Lung Liver Kidney (Bladder)	15-60g Large dose: 90-120g Fresh: 30-60g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Damp-Heat, Dispels Heat, Promotes diuresis, Reduces swelling, Relieves toxicity	Tonsillitis, External and Internal trauma, infectious hepatitis, febrile convulsion, diarrhea, dysentery, appendicitis, infantile malnutrition, swellings, snake bites Topically, as a lotion for dermatitis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. It may be pounded to extract juice, pounded into a paste for application, or decocted as a wash.