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| Amber, Amber Touch-and-Heal, Demon Chaser, Fuga Daemonum, Goatweed, Hardhay, Hypereikon, Hyperici Herba, Hypericum, Klamath Weed, Millepertuis, Rosin Rose, Saynt Johannes Wort, SJW, Tipton Weed. |
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Hypericum perforatum.
Family: Hypericaceae or Clusiaceae. |
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Orally, St. John's wort is used for depression, dysthymia, anxiety, heart palpitations, mood disturbances associated with menopause, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Other uses include exhaustion, smoking cessation, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), menopausal symptoms, fibrositis, headache, migraine headache, muscle pain, neuralgia, and sciatica. It is also used orally for secondary symptoms associated with depression such as fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, and anxiety. It is also used orally for cancer, vitiligo, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, weight loss, and as a diuretic. Oily St. John's wort preparations are used orally for gastric indigestion.
Topically, oily St. John's wort preparations are used for treating bruises and abrasions, inflammation and muscle pain, first degree burns, wound healing, bug bites, hemorrhoids, vitiligo, and neuralgia.
In manufacturing, the hypericin-free extracts of St. John's wort are used in the making of alcoholic beverages.
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