St. Johns Wort has a demonstrated ability to act as an antidepressant in cases of mild depression and anxiety. St. John’s Wort is a tonic for the entire nervous system. This action is most strongly linked to two phytochemicals, hyperforin and hypericin. St. Johns was a useful member of the pharmacopoeia centuries before its use as an antidepressant was discovered. Drinking a cup of St Johns tea before bedtime can help children and adults troubled by incontinence, and M. Grieve recommended it be used in all pulmonary complaints, bladder troubles, in suppression of the urine, dysentery, worms, and diarrhea.
St. John’s is also effective in the treatment of herpes lesions. Compresses soaked in a strong tea, the infused oil or a tincture can be applied to active lesions. The anti-viral activity of St. John can also be used to treat flu viruses (but not cold viruses).
Preparation Methods & Dosage: St. Johns can be taken in teas as a general nervous system tonic, standardized capsules and tinctures are most often used in treating depression. St. Johns Wort oil is used as an external skin treatment.
St. Johns Wort Side Effects: St. Johns can alter the physiologic impact of MAOIs and SSRIs.
Organic St. Johns Wort Tea Bags x 25
6.50 $
Medicinal Uses: * Anxiety * Aromatherapy * Arthritis * Bed Wetting/incontinence * Burns * Congestion * Depression * Ear * Fibromyalgia * Flu * Herpes/Cold Sores * Lupus * Nerve/Back Pain * PMS * Rheumatoid_arthritis * Skin Care
Properties: * Anodyne * Antidepressant * Antioxidant * Astringent * Cholagogue * Midsummer * Nervine * Vulnerary
Parts Used: Herb tops, flowers
Constituents: glycosides (including a red pigment, hypericin), flavonoids, tannins, resin, volatile oil.
Weight | 0.025 kg |
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