The medicinal value and common uses of Hypericum

In nature, people often see a small evergreen shrub that blooms small golden flowers in the summer. It is very beautiful. It blooms for three months and has a very high ornamental value. It can also beautify the environment. But in addition to its beautiful appearance, did you know that it can also be used as medicine? Do you know how high its medicinal value is? Today, the editor will focus on this issue for you, so that you can have a new understanding of Hypericum.

Medicinal value of Hypericum

1. Medicinal effects of Hypericum

The whole plant of Hypericum can be used as medicine. It is called fine forsythia or wild forsythia. It tastes bitter and is cold in nature. Clearing away heat and detoxifying, relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation are its main effects as medicine. The root of Hypericum can be used alone, and its main effects as medicine are relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling.

2. Main functions of Hypericum

After being used as medicine, the main function of Hypericum is to clear away heat, promote dampness and detoxify. It can also soothe the liver and dredge the meridians, and can also remove blood stasis and relieve pain. In clinical practice, this Chinese herbal medicine has obvious therapeutic effects on common diseases such as damp-heat gonorrhea and hepatitis, as well as colds and tonsillitis. In addition, Hypericum can also be used to treat common diseases such as hernia, shoulder pain and traumatic injuries. The therapeutic effect is relatively obvious, but it is best to use it in combination with related Chinese herbal medicines during treatment.

Common uses of Hypericum

1. Hypericum can be used externally

After being used as medicine, Hypericum can be used externally. Especially when people are bitten by venomous snakes, they can directly take fresh Hypericum roots, add an appropriate amount of edible salt, mash them into a paste, and then apply them directly to the site of the snake bite, and fix it with gauze. Change the dressing once a day, which can quickly detoxify and reduce swelling. In addition, when people have sores, boils, swelling and pain, they can also use it externally. If Hypericum is not treated, then you need to take the leaves of Hypericum, mash them, add edible salt, and apply them directly to the affected area, which can also make the symptoms improve quickly.

2. Hypericum can be taken orally

Usually, Hypericum can be decocted into a soup and then taken directly orally. When used to treat rheumatic low back pain in humans, you can directly take one or two eggs and add them to water and boil them for two hours. After frying, take out the eggs and drink the soup, which can relieve the symptoms of low back pain as soon as possible. In addition, when women have milk obstruction after childbirth, they can also take Hypericum for treatment. During treatment, 20 grams of Hypericum can be stewed with 200 grams of lean meat and eaten once a day before going to bed at night.