4 Things You Can Make With St. John’s Wort

1. Make An Infusion.  Take 30 grams of dried herb or 75 grams of fresh herb and add to 500 ml of boiled water.  This is just like making a cup of tea.  Let the  infusion steep for fifteen minutes.  Strain and drink.  Drink this tea to calm your nervous system and anxiety.  CAUTION:  Some people become sensitive to sunlight after drinking the tea for extended periods of time.

2.  Make a herbal wash.  Much the same as the above infusion but left to cool and applied topically.  Use the infusion to bathe wounds, skin sores and bruises.

3.  Make a tincture.  Fill a clean glass jar with St. John’s Wort flowers.  Add vodka to the top of the jar.  Store in a cool, dark place for six weeks.  Strain and fill into amber tincture bottles to soothe depression and anxiety.  A standard daily dose of tincture is 5ml three times a day.  When trying a new tincture for the first time go slowly.  Take a week to reach the three doses a day.  Again, this may cause sensitivity to sunlight.  Listen to your body!

4.  Make an Infused Oil.  Fill a clean glass jar with St. John’s Wort flowers.  Add cold pressed virgin olive oil to the top of the jar.  Set jar in a sunny window for four  to six weeks.  Strain and pour into a bottle with a flip top.  Apply to burns and muscle or joint inflammations including tennis elbow and sciatica.

Do not replace orthodox medicine with herbs without consulting your practioner.

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