Hypericum japonicum
Family : Hypericaceae
Common name: Kanike ghas, Chalakjhar
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Moist or wet areas
Uses:
✔ It is used in the treatment of asthma and dysentery, hepatitis.
✔ The plant has also shown antitumour activity.
✔ Externally, it is used to treat wounds, leech bites, swellings and fungal skin diseases.
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha India