Seeds – St. John's wort, Hem Zaden (Netherlands), 0.1 g.

A perennial herbaceous plant of the St. John's wort family. The stem is straight, branched at the top, 30-60 cm tall. The leaves are oval, elongated, blunt, with numerous glands. The flowers are collected in a loose raceme. The fruit is a multi-seeded trihedral capsule. In scientific medicine, the flowering tops of the shoots are used - Herba Nuregisi as an astringent, anti-inflammatory and tonic for coughs, colitis, liver diseases, to strengthen the gums. In folk medicine, St. John's wort is a very popular remedy that is used for many diseases: diarrhea, gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory diseases, as a tonic for cardiovascular diseases, as a hemostatic - for bleeding, liver diseases, kidney diseases, neuralgia, hysteria, insomnia, epilepsy, paralysis.