{"id":525,"date":"2015-07-14T21:07:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T21:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/?p=525"},"modified":"2015-07-14T21:07:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T21:07:52","slug":"how-to-make-st-johns-wort-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/2015\/07\/14\/how-to-make-st-johns-wort-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make St John&#8217;s Wort Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-531\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STJohnsWortflower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-531\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STJohnsWortflower.jpg\" alt=\"Hypericum perforatum\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STJohnsWortflower.jpg 750w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STJohnsWortflower-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/STJohnsWortflower-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hypericum perforatum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>St John&#8217;s Wort is blooming all over the Cascade Range valleys right now and it&#8217;s the perfect time to harvest some of this medicinal powerhouse herb!<\/p>\n<p>I harvest fresh St John&#8217;s Wort blossoms every year and make infused oil and tincture for use throughout the next year. My <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/2015\/06\/29\/5-benefits-of-st-johns-wort\/\" target=\"_blank\">last post<\/a><\/span> described a few of the <span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/2015\/06\/29\/5-benefits-of-st-johns-wort\/\" target=\"_blank\">medicinal uses of St John&#8217;s Wort<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Making infused medicinal oils is deceptively simple and amazingly useful. Here is a short and sweet tutorial of how to make St John&#8217;s Wort infused oil:<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>clean glass jar<\/li>\n<li>organic olive oil<\/li>\n<li>freshly picked and wilted St John&#8217;s Wort blossoms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender7-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender(7)\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender7-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender7-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender7.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Harvest the blossoms (or flowering tops) of St John&#8217;s Wort and let them wilt for 6-24 hours. This allows some of the moisture to evaporate as well as any critters hiding in the petals to leave&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender6-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender(6)\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender6-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender6-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender6.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Place in a clean glass jar leaving some headspace. Pour olive oil over the petals until the oil covers the herb about an inch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-528\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender5-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender(5)\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender5-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender5-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender5.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Place the lid on the jar tightly and set in a protected area in the sun, or a sunny windowsill for about 4 weeks. Open the lid every day or two and wipe out any condensation that forms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-529\" src=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender9-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender(9)\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender9-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender9-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender9.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>Your oil will quickly turn blood red from the medicinal constituents of the herb infusing into the oil. After\u00a0 a month, you can strain out the herb and use the medicinal oil that is the result!<\/p>\n<p>I love using St John&#8217;s Wort infused oil straight as a massage oil, or sunburn remedy. But I also like to use it in blends to make healing salves of all kinds, as well as in lotion and moisturizer recipes.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever infused St John&#8217;s Wort in oil? What is your favorite way to use it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St John&#8217;s Wort is blooming all over the Cascade Range valleys right now and it&#8217;s the perfect time to harvest some of this medicinal powerhouse herb! I harvest fresh St John&#8217;s Wort blossoms every year and make infused oil and tincture for use throughout the next year. My last post described a few of the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/2015\/07\/14\/how-to-make-st-johns-wort-oil\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Make St John&#8217;s Wort Oil&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,86],"tags":[224,222,223,221],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-herbalism","category-natural-health-2","tag-harvest-st-johns-wort","tag-infused-oil","tag-making-infused-medicinal-oils","tag-st-johns-wort"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.herbsofgrace.com\/Homeopathy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}