St. John's Wort: application for the treatment of "one hundred diseases"

In Russia, the medicinal properties of this herb have always been highly appreciated. She has many names, but she is more known to us as St. John's wort. The use in medicine was not limited to the preparation of ointments and infusions from various diseases, this herb was added to food and used for cosmetic purposes.

Harvest the St. John's wort during full flowering, cutting the shoots along with the flowers for 15-20 cm. Dry it in a well-ventilated room. In the old days, not a single medicinal collection could do without a herb called St. John's wort. Its application is very wide. The therapeutic effect is developed due to the maintenance in the plant of essential oils, tannins and flavonoids. Also in St. John's wort there is a small amount of ascorbic and nicotinic acids. The medicinal raw material has a pronounced antispasmodic and repairable effect, due to which it is a part of various herbal collections used for gastrointestinal diseases. With nephrolithiasis, reducing the secretion of digestive glands or lack of appetite, you can also brew St. John's Wort.

The use of decoctions and infusions of this plant helps to cope with depression, neuroses, psychovegetative disorders of mild degree. This effect of St. John's wort is due to the presence in its composition of hyperpericin, which is able to inhibit the reuptake of serotonin. It also affects the synthesis of melatonin. Men need to be careful when using a decoction or infusion of this plant, because it contains imanin, which can inhibit the activity of testicles.

How can St. John's wort (grass) be used? Instructions for using this
The medicinal plant is as follows:

• To prepare a decoction of St. John's wort 2 tbsp. Spoons of raw materials should be poured a glass of boiling water and insist for half an hour. The received liquid should be taken three times a day for 1/2 cup before meals.
• If 10 g of dry grass to insist with a glass of boiling water, we get the infusion of St. John's wort. Take it should be 5 times a day for 1 tablespoon after eating.
• To obtain an ointment that helps with rheumatism, you can also use St. John's Wort. Its use helps relieve pain. To do this, rub it with troubling places. This ointment can be obtained by mixing the crushed dry grass of St. John's wort with turpentine and vegetable oil.

A fairly wide application of St. John's wort has been received both in medical and cosmetic purposes. Most often, it uses its oil. It has antiseptic and whitening properties, due to which it is used for seborrhea, hair loss and acne. Hypericum oil also narrows the pores and is able to restore the lipid barrier of the skin, in small amounts it can be added to the sunblock. It can be made at home: to do this, 200 grams of flowers should be mixed with 500 grams of vegetable oil (almond, olive or sunflower unrefined) and put on a water bath for half an hour. After this, leave the oil for 3 days for infusion and then drain. Store the finished product in a dark cool place.