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St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum

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St. Johns Herb
St. Johns Herb
Common Names
St. John's Wort ,
Botanical Name
Hypericum perforatum
Family
HYPERICACEAE
St. John's Wort Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Anxiety/Panic * Burns/SunBurn * Congestion/Chest & Sinus * Depression * Fibromyalgia * Gout * Herpes * Influenza * Lupus * Neuralgia * PMS * Rheumatoid Arthritis *
Properties: Astringent* Expectorant* Nervine* Breath* Vulnerary*
Parts Used: Herb tops, flowers
Constituents:glycosides (including a red pigment, hypericin), flavonoids, tannins, resin, volatile oil.


St. John's is used for mild drepression

St. Johns Wort has a demonstrated ability to act as an antidepressant in both humans and animals. It is this use that garners most of the media attention, but this versatile herb also has dozens of chemical compounds that disinfect and heal wounds as well. St. John's Wort is really a tonic, or overall health booster for the entire nervous system.

Side Effects:
St. Johns can alter the physiologic impact of MAOIs and SSRIs.
How to Use: St. John's Wort
Preparation Methods :tinctures, capsules, oil infusions, teas

remedyRemedies using : St. John's Wort IBS combination tincture* St. John's Wort Oil* St. John's Wort Oil - Classic* St. John's Wort tea* Topical Herpes Treatment*


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Certified Organic St John's Wort essential oil
(Hypericum perforatum) Origin- Serbia Method of Cultivation- Wildharvested Common Method Of Extraction: Steam distilled Parts Used: Aerial parts Note Classification: Middle
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Certified Organic St John's Wort Herb
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Certified Organic St John's Wort herb capsules
(Hypericum perforatum) 352mg/100 capsules
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Certified Organic St. John's Wort Herbal Oil
A deep, red-colored oil made from freshly gathered St. Johns Wort flowers (Hypericumperforatum) infused in organic Olive oil, with Vitamin E oil added.
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Certified Organic St John's Wort extract
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Certified Organic Injur-Heal Herbal Oil
Our favorite external treatment for bruises, bumps, aches, pains and strains
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Contains: Fresh hand picked St. John's Wort flowers, organic Arnica flowers, organic Calendula flowers, organic Olive oil and organic Lavender essential oil.

Certified Organic Injur Heal Balm
Wonderful to use on bruises, sore muscles, and general aches and pains. Use immediately after arduous exercise, exertion or injury to prevent, relieve and reduce swelling, bruises and pain. Do not use on open wounds.
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Contains: Organic Arnica Flowers, St. John's Wort flowers, organic Calendula flowers, organic Olive oil, Beeswax, Lavender essential oil, and Vitamin E oil.Packaged in a 1oz tin

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A great way to sample our herbal salves, giving you the chance to explore the healing possibilities that each one provides. Each kit contains a 1-ounce tin of the following:
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Comfrey/St. Johns Wort Compound Injur-Heal Balm Powerful Skin Compound

Certified Organic 21st Century Tea
This infusion blend is not only helpful, but comforting, strengthening and delicious.
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Contains: Organic Red Clover blossoms, organic Nettle leaf, Pau d' Arco bark, organic Alfalfa organic Sage leaf, organic St. John's Wort and a hint of organic Ginger root.

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Beat those "down in the dumps" feelings with this wonderful and great tasting infusion.
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Contains: Organic Nettle leaf, organic St. John's wort, organic Spearmint, organic Damiana leaf, Kava Kava root and a pinch of organic Stevia.

referencesSt. John's Wort Medicinal Uses & Benefits
St. John's Wort for :Depression, SAD
Depression, SAD Thanks to phytochemicals such as hyperforin and hypericin St. John's wort helps brighten the moods of people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. It also helps people out of the winter doldrums, a syndrom called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), although it is less effective against the up-and-down mood swings of bipolar depression.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

St. John's Wort for :Depression, incontinence
Depression, incontinence St. Johns wort is used in hysteria and nervous depression . For children troubled with incontinence of urine at night, an infusion or tea of St.Johns wort given before retiring will be found effectual ..St. John's wort is used in all pulmonary complaints, bladder troubles, in suppression of the urine, dysentery, worms, and dirarrhea.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

St. John's wort for :Herpes lesions
Herpes lesions St. John's can be used in several ways to fight herpes, internally in capsules, tea, or tincture, or externally in compresses made from tea. You can also apply the infused oil or tincture to active lesions.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

St. John's wort for :Influenza A
Influenza A According to studies, it can inhibit influenza A viruses and parinfluenza virus, which produces flu-like symptoms, but not cold viruses...

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

St. John's wort oil for :Rheumatism and gout
Rheumatism and gout The original uses of this versatile plant, before it became popular as a natural anti-depressant however, were treating rheumatism and gout. Herbal oils infused with fresh St. John's wort are anti-inflammatory and analgesic.
St. John's wort oil for :PMS, breast tenderness
PMS, breast tenderness St. John's wort oil, gently stroked onto aching breasts, penetrates the nerve endings and relieves pain.

Susun Weed, New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way (2002)

St. John's Wort tincture for :Fibromyalgia, muscle aches
Fibromyalgia, muscle aches St. John's Wort tincture (not capsules, not tea) is a superb muscle relaxer. A 25-30 drop dose not only stops, but prevents muscle aches.

Susun Weed, New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way (2002)

St. Johns Wort Oil for :Neuralgia, sciatica, burns
Neuralgia, sciatica, burns The oil, extracted by macerating the flowers in vegetable oil, is excellent applied externally for neuralgia and can ease the pain of sciatica. This oil is also soothing for burns since it lowers the temperature of the skin and it is said to heal gastritis and stomach ulcers.

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

St. John's Wort for :Depression, SAD
Depression, SAD Thanks to phytochemicals such as hyperforin and hypericin St. John's wort helps brighten the moods of people with mild to moderate depression and anxiety. It also helps people out of the winter doldrums, a syndrom called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), although it is less effective against the up-and-down mood swings of bipolar depression.

James Duke, The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook (2000)

St. John's Wort for :Depression, incontinence
Depression, incontinence St. Johns wort is used in hysteria and nervous depression . For children troubled with incontinence of urine at night, an infusion or tea of St.Johns wort given before retiring will be found effectual ..St. John's wort is used in all pulmonary complaints, bladder troubles, in suppression of the urine, dysentery, worms, and dirarrhea.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

St. John's wort for :Herpes lesions
Herpes lesions St. John's can be used in several ways to fight herpes, internally in capsules, tea, or tincture, or externally in compresses made from tea. You can also apply the infused oil or tincture to active lesions.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

St. John's wort for :Influenza A
Influenza A According to studies, it can inhibit influenza A viruses and parinfluenza virus, which produces flu-like symptoms, but not cold viruses...

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

St. John's wort oil for :Rheumatism and gout
Rheumatism and gout The original uses of this versatile plant, before it became popular as a natural anti-depressant however, were treating rheumatism and gout. Herbal oils infused with fresh St. John's wort are anti-inflammatory and analgesic.
St. John's wort oil for :PMS, breast tenderness
PMS, breast tenderness St. John's wort oil, gently stroked onto aching breasts, penetrates the nerve endings and relieves pain.

Susun Weed, New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way (2002)

St. John's Wort tincture for :Fibromyalgia, muscle aches
Fibromyalgia, muscle aches St. John's Wort tincture (not capsules, not tea) is a superb muscle relaxer. A 25-30 drop dose not only stops, but prevents muscle aches.

Susun Weed, New Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way (2002)

St. Johns Wort Oil for :Neuralgia, sciatica, burns
Neuralgia, sciatica, burns The oil, extracted by macerating the flowers in vegetable oil, is excellent applied externally for neuralgia and can ease the pain of sciatica. This oil is also soothing for burns since it lowers the temperature of the skin and it is said to heal gastritis and stomach ulcers.

Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)

Plant Description

flowering st johns
flowering st johns

"The flower gets its name," says F. Schuyler Mathews, "from the superstition that on St. John's day, the 24th of June, the dew which fell on the plant the evening before was efficacious in preserving the eyes from disease. So the plant was collected, dipped in oil, and thus transformed into a balm for every wound." Here it is a naturalized immigrant, not a native. A blooming plant, usually with many sterile shoots about its base, has an unkempt, untidy look; the seed capsules and the brown petals of withered flowers remaining among the bright yellow buds through a long season. The Shrubby St. John's-wort (H. prolificum) bears yellow blossoms, about half an inch across, which are pro­vided with stamens so numerous, the many flowered terminal clusters have a soft, feathery effect. In the axils of the oblong, opposite leaves are tufts of smaller ones, the stout stems being often concealed under a wealth of foli­age. Sandy or rocky places from New Jersey southward best suit this low, dense, diffusely branched shrub which blooms prolifically from July to September. Farther north, and westward to Iowa, the Great or Giant St. John's-wort (H. Ascyrori) brightens the banks of streams at midsummer with large blossoms, each on a long footstalk in a few-flowered cluster. Netje Blanchan Wild Flowers worth Knowing(1917)

History and Traditions
historySt John's wort is effective as a compress for dressing wounds. In the Middle Ages it was commonly used to heal deep sword cuts.
Astrology:
folkloreIt is under the celestial sign Leo, and the dominion of the Sun. It may be, if you meet a Papist, he will tell you, especially if he be a lawyer, that St. John made it over to him by a letter of attorney. It is a singular wound herb; boiled in wine and drank, it heals inward hurts or bruises; made into an ointment, it open obstructions, dissolves swellings, and closes up the lips of wounds Nicholas Culpeper
Folklore, Myths and Legends
References:
(1)Tillford, "Herbs for Pets", 210-212

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