St. John's Wort Herb 50 g

St. John's Wort Herb 50 g

What is St. John's Wort?

St. John's Wort [Latin: Hypericum perforatum] is a plant species belonging to the St. John's Wort family. It is naturally found in Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. St. John's Wort, also called St. John's herb, is a perennial plant that grows in clearings, meadows, thickets, and forest edges. It is one of the most used plants due to its versatile effects.

Properties of St. John's Wort

St. John's Wort has many health benefits thanks to the substances it contains. Substances such as hyperoside, which has a diuretic effect, hypericin (red pigment), which is a flavonoid, quercetin and rutin, which have the ability to seal capillaries, hyperforin, which has an antibiotic effect, as well as bacteriostatic tannins, which have an anti-diarrheal effect, make St. John's Wort one of the most valuable plant resources. St. John's Wort also contains essential oils, organic acids, resins, mineral salts, sugars, pectin, choline, and vitamins A and C.

St. John's Wort for sedation

St. John's Wort has a calming effect and is therefore used in states of nervous exhaustion, anxiety, or nervous imbalance. It is also used in psycho-vegetative disorders and depressive states. St. John's Wort owes its sedative and antidepressant properties to hypericin. Studies show that this substance inhibits the breakdown of neurotransmitters (serotonin), whose deficiency in the body leads to symptoms of bad mood, anxiety, and depression.

Use of St. John's Wort

1 teaspoon of St. John's Wort per 200 ml of boiling water. Let infuse covered for 20 minutes. Drink 2 to 3 times a day before meals.

Product composition: 100% St. John's Wort, raw material of the highest quality.

Country of origin: Poland

St. John's Wort for stomach problems

St. John's Wort can be used in cases of bile and gastric tract disorders, inflammation of the intestinal and gastric mucous membranes, as well as in cases of decreased secretion of digestive juices, lack of appetite, abdominal pain, flatulence, gas, and diarrhea, as it has a diastolic effect on the smooth muscles of the digestive system.