View photos of the medicinal plant Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

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Topically and internally the plant is a good addition to any type 1 (oral) and/or type 2 (genital) herpes regiment, though introducing additional lysine–rich and alkalizing foods will have a more significant impact.

View photos of the medicinal plant Hypericum scouleri spp. scouleri (St. John’s wort), profiled in Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States.

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The plant is also quite beneficial when used as an internal/external approach for shingles, a unilateral nerve infection caused by VZV (varicella zoster virus). When topically combined with Larrea oil (and Skullcap internally), the combination is thought of by some to be remarkable.

View photos of the plant Hypericum stragulum (St. Andrew’s cross).