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Information About The Herb St John's Wort Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum Plant Family: Hypericaceae Common name: Amber, Goatweed,Klamath Weed, Tipton Weed Origin: St. John's Wort is a bushy perennial plant with numerous yellow flowers, native to Europe and the United States and growing wild in northern California, southern Oregon and Colorado. History: Greek and Roman legends mention St. John's Wort:
Early Christian mystics named the plant after John the Baptist and it is traditionally collected on St. John's Day, June 24, and is soaked in olive oil for days to produce a blood red anointing oil known as the 'blood of Christ'. The plant has a 2,400-year history of safe and effective usage and has been used as a herbal remedy since the Middle Ages in many folk and herbal remedies. Tradition: St. John's Wort was
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Medicinal Parts Used: Herb tops and flowers St. John's Wort is used for: Blood Conditions
Brain and Nervous Conditions St. John's Wort has an affinity for nerve endings and is one of the best herbs for mood elevation and has been used for:
Female Conditions
Gastrointestinal Conditions
Genitourinary Tract Conditions
Inflammatory Conditions
Liver Conditions
Respiratory Conditions
Viral Conditions St. John's Wort's potent antiviral and antibacterial properties are used for:
Other
Externally: St. John's Wort [herb/oil] is used for:
Eases pain of:
Combined with Linseed Oil it is used for:
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Caution: St. John's Wort
It lowers the efficacy of:
NOTE: Check with your physician before taking St. John's Wort if you are
Global Herbal Supplies has St John's Wort available in the following forms:
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