Ingredients: stems, leaves and flowers of St. John’s Wort – Hypericum perforatum L., fam. Hypericaceae.
Action: healing, anti-inflammatoiy, antiseptic, antidiarrhoeal, stimulates bile secretions and helps remove bile.
Application: Domestic, traditionally biliary dyskinesia, cholecystitis, gastritis, hyperacidity, gastric ulcer, colitis, diarrhea; external-use in burns, wounds.
Preparation:
- Internal: infusion. A cup of boiling water is poured over 1 teaspoon product is covered for 10-15 minutes, then strain and consumed at room temperature.
- External: decoction 100 ml, 1 tablespoon boiling water.
Administration:
- Domestic – 2-3 cups / day.
- External – poultice or compress.
Warning: not associated with drug therapy without medical advice, not recommended for prolonged exposure to the sun during the administration of the cure.