Hypericum perforatum

Hypericum

• Source : vegetable kingdom 
• Common name : st. John's wort
• Family : hypericaceae
• Prover : C. Hering
• Miasm : psora 
• Temperament : irritable 

Facts about the remedy

• In one sentence we can say that, it is a drug which can be prescribed when there is a pain related to nerve, especially of the sensory one. 
• The pain can be due to neuralgia, injury to the nerve cells, sciatic pain.

Injury

• Injury to parts rich in sentient nerve - fingers, toes, nails, palms or soles - where the intolerable pain shows nerves are severely involved. 
• Mechanical injuries of spinal cord, bad effects of spinal concussion. 
• Pain after a fall on coccyx. 
• Injury to the nail, or caused by any sharp object. Or rat bites. 
• It prevents lockjaw.

Pain

• Lancinating pain with numbness is well marked feature of hypericum. 
• As it is the pain of nerves, it extends from back to toe. 
• Traumatic neuralgia or neuritis with tingling sensation. 
• Associated with sensation as if being lifted up high into the air. 

Modalities 

• Aggravation : cold, damp weather, fog, touch, least exposure. 
• Amelioration : bending head backward 

Relation

• It antidotes ars., cham.