Hypericum japonicum
Thunb. ex Murray
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Plant - tea
None known.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in open paddy fields and on the edges of forests. It grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Africa, Asia, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Northeastern India, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tasmania, Thailand, Vietnam,
How to Identify
An annual herb. It grows about 25 cm high and is small and branched. The leaves are shaped like a cross and are smooth and oval without leaf stalks. The flowers are golden yellow.
How to Grow
Easily grown in any reasonably good well-drained but moisture retentive soil. Succeeds in sun or semi-shade but flowers better in a sunny position. This species is found in the wild in wet soils. A very variable species.
Propagation: Seed - sow in spring in a cold frame. Prick seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and plant out in late spring. An outdoor sowing in April may also be worth trying.
Medicinal Uses
The plant is alterative, antiphlogistic, astringent, depurative, febrifuge, and vulnerary, and is prepared as a water decoction. It is used to treat asthma, dysentery, acute hepatitis, pain in the liver region, appendicitis, boils, and abscesses, and has also been used as a styptic. The plant has additionally shown antitumour activity.
Other Uses
None known.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Hypericum japonicum, known as matted St. John's-wort, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae, in Hypericum sect. Trigynobrathys.
Other Information
It is sold in local markets in China.
Notes
Also put in the family Clusiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Ban nhat, Betoerana, Di er cao, Sonaphuli
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