5 Reasons St John’s Wort is the Herb for You!

One of my very favorite and most commonly used herbs is St John’s Wort. Besides the many wonderful benefits it possesses, one of the reasons I find it so valuable is its accessibility and ease of use. I’ve written about the ways I like to use it, as well as one of my favorite methods of making medicine from it, many times.

St John’s Wort has a long and rich history of use in herbal traditions. It has been used successfully throughout the ages for conditions ranging from painful wounds, to depression to consumption.

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Evening Primrose Oenothera_biennis01. As well as the seed oil, other parts of Evening Primrose are also used medicinally – namely, the leaves, flowers and roots.

2. Evening Primrose is anti-inflammatory, astringent, sedative and anti-spasmodic.

3. Poultices of this herb can be used topically for eczema and other itchy skin disorders.

4. Evening Primrose has been traditionally used for respiratory issues such as whooping cough and asthma as well as digestive disorders.

5. The flowers of Evening Primrose have been used for the treatment of insomnia, in treating anxiety and sleeplessness.

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5 Benefits of St John’s Wort

 

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1. St John’s Wort is anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and especially anti-viral. In fact, it has been used successfully for shingles, cold sores and other herpes manifestations.

2. St John’s Wort is a powerful nerve regenerator and can be used for healing injuries, especially in nerve-rich areas like fingers, toes and spinal areas.

3. St John’s Wort is sometimes called “Sunshine in a bottle” for it’s ability to ease symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

4. The herbal infused oil of St John’s Wort is useful for the prevention and healing of sunburn.

5. St. John’s Wort has a sedative and pain reducing effect, which makes it useful for neuralgia, especially facial neuralgia after dental extractions and toothache, anxiety and tension, as well as traumatic shock.

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Hypericum perforatum

 

 


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