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Hypericum (St. John's wort)

Hypericum perforatum

Botanical illustration of Hypericum

The premier remedy for shooting nerve pain along the course of a nerve — especially useful when shingles affects nerves of the face, fingertips, or spine, or when sharp pains persist after the eruption clears.

Key indications

  • Top remedy for nerve pains associated with shingles
  • Shingles on face, fingers, or spine with sharp radiating pain
  • Persistent nerve pain after the rash has cleared
  • Pain worse from touch, jarring, and cold damp
Worse from

Touch, jarring, cold damp, motion

Better from

Rest, warmth, lying quietly

Suggested dosage

200C twice daily for nerve pain; taper as pain settles.

Frequently taken with

No complementary remedies listed yet.

General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.