Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum perforatum
Afrikaans:
English : St John’s wart
IsiXhosa:
Description and diagnostic features
It is a perennial crawling plant most of the year but shoots up to flower just before midsummer.
Part used
Flowers ans soft leaves.
Uses
It is used to oil around the eyes and improve eyesight.
It is used to treat hurt nerves as in bruised nerves.
It is also popular for rubbing out pains in the limbs.
Warning
It makes the skin and eyes light sensitive.
It also blocks 75% of adhesion sites for drugs on the cell walls.
Habitat
Propagation
It grows from seed and spreads along the roads in the Western Cape.
