The medicinal use of St. John's wort dates back at least 2,400 years; known in the Middle Ages to ward off melancholy , St. John's wort was also called "St John's Wort". It is renowned as an anti-depressant but it is above all a mood stabilizer which will increase "the reuptake of serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine", hormones of good humor. The flowering tops contain flavonoids or phenolic compounds including hyperforin, the main antidepressant active ingredient, and hypericin, a red pigment with anti-inflammatory, healing, analgesic and antiretroviral properties as well as quercetin, an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory used among other things to reduce the inflammatory reaction due to allergies. It is also an anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, muscle relaxant and nerve tonic.
• For depression, burnout, stress and chronic fatigue, mood swings, anxiety, etc.
• Its anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, muscle relaxant and nerve tonic action makes it an excellent ally for great athletes.
• Antiviral specific to herpes, varicella and shingles viruses, considerably reduces the duration and pain of eruptions.
St. John's wort tincture
• Medicinal: Hypericum Perforatum (St. John's Wort) farm fresh flowers and tops 1:2.
• Non-medicinal: alcohol, spring water.