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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