Hypericaceae FAMILY

Hypericum japonicum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is suspected of causing photo-sensitization[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ]. Feeding trials to livestock in New Zealand have shown that it is non-toxic[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].

Botanical Description

Hypericum japonicum is a Annual/Perennial up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan to Australia - Victoria, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

HabitatWet places in lowland, C. and S. Japan. Rice fields, ditches, marshes, grasslands and waste places from sea level to around 3000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].