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Hypericum

Hypericum is used to kill the hoodoo. Quacksalvers consider this plant tobe magic and include them in many combination herbal medicinal products. It was called ninety nine disease drugs. Ethno medical product uses this herb as a stringent, diuretic and wound repairing agent, it tempts appetite, improves bowls action.

Hypericum (touch-and-heal, jerabay (“jerabay” is wound healer), khvoroboy, Hypericum is in flower in June-July. From olden times this herb was called” hearb healing ninety nine diseases” in Rus. Each herb has its soul name. Hypericum name is Prozarine. When one knows plant soul’s name he/she can make an agreement with each herb.

Hypericum is a perennial plant of hypericaceae family. It is up to one meter height. The plant has branched rhizome. Its stem is dihedral, thick. The flowers are small, single or multiple of bright yellow (golden) color, have pleasant smell, collected in paniculate, corymbose inflorescences.

Hypericum contains ether oil, flavonoids (rutin, quercitrin, hyperoside) resins, tannins, hypericin, ether oils, nicotine and ascorbic acid, vitamin P and PP, choline, saponins and other compounds.

Grass plant has: hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, wound – healing, anthelmintic, diuretic and choleretic action. Hypericum is used in gastro intestinal tract, liver, gall bladder, kidney and bladder diseases. The plant stimulates appetite, facilitates tissues regeneration (recovery), sedative effecting nervous system.