What are the effects of Hypericum perforatum?

The effects of Hypericum perforatum are to ease the liver and relieve depression (treating depression by unblocking the liver’s qi), clear heat and relieve dampness (removing heat and dampness from the body), and reduce swelling and promote lactation (removing swelling and unblocking breast milk). It is pungent in flavor, cold in nature, and belongs to the liver meridian. All above-ground parts of the plant can be used as medicine, either in decoction or externally. It has the effect of dispersing the liver and relieving depression, and can be used for liver-qi stagnation (poor transportation of qi and blood in the liver, emotional depression), heart and chest stagnation caused by emotional disorders, or anxiety, irritability, or emotional frustration, depression, etc. It can be used to clear the liver’s blood flow, and can also be used to relieve breast pain. Onychomycetum can clear heat and relieve dampness, and can be used for sore throat, red and swollen eyes, mouth and nose sores, carbuncles and swollen poisons, and scald and fire wounds. It can be used for joint swelling and pain, breast carbuncle, milk shortage, etc. Breast carbuncle is an acute suppurative condition in which the breasts are red, swollen and painful, and the milk is not discharged well, resulting in pus forming a carbuncle. Kanpai jinshi belongs to traditional Chinese medicine, so it is recommended to use the medicine under the guidance of a physician, and is not recommended to take the medicine on their own.