Lesser st. john's wort: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Lesser st. john's wort in English is the name of a plant defined with Hypericum japonicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Reseda chinensis Loureiro (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Florae Symbolae Orientali-Asiaticae (1930)
· Nova Flora Japonica (1951)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1908)
· Illustrations of Indian Botany (1838)
· Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1989)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1859)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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