Herb St. John's wort. Application.
- St. John's wort herb is often used for headaches and dizziness.
- At high temperatures, as St. John's wort tea reduces fever well.
- Infusions and decoctions of St. John's wort are used for stomach and duodenal ulcers. St. John's wort is a powerful antispasmodic.
- St. John's wort is used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; it is most effective for diarrhea and colitis.
- The herb St. John's wort has a positive effect on the body in case of cystitis and women's diseases.
- For acne and boils, St. John's wort is used in the form of lotions and compresses.
- St. John's wort is used for diseases of the gallbladder and liver.
- For insomnia, fatigue, irritability.
- As an anti-inflammatory agent for sore throat.
- St. John's wort and St. John's wort oil are effective for hemorrhoids.
- St. John's wort is used for bedwetting.
- For bronchitis, for colds.
- St. John's wort is used as a hemostatic agent for uterine bleeding.
- Used as a tonic for cardiovascular diseases.
- St. John's wort is used for tumors.
Preparation of tea, decoction, tincture, infusion, oil, St. John's wort ointment.
A decoction of St. John's wort herb. Use one tablespoon of chopped herb, add 0.5 liters of water, boil over low heat for about 15 - 20 minutes, leave the broth and strain. Use 1/3 of a glass per day before meals for diseases of the stomach, intestines, and insomnia. Externally for rashes, abscesses, boils. The decoction is used to gargle for stomatitis and inflammation of the gums and is used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic.
Alcohol tincture of St. John's wort. An alcohol tincture is prepared from the St. John's wort herb. 4 tablespoons of herbs are poured into 200 ml. alcohol, leave for 10 days in a dark place, then filter the tincture. Used for cuts, wounds, abrasions, gum disease, and to eliminate bad breath.
Infusion of St. John's wort herb. Add one teaspoon of St. John's wort to 200 grams of boiling water and leave for 15-20 minutes. The infusion is filtered. Taken for stomach diseases, headaches, bronchitis, and cystitis.
St. John's wort oil. A tablespoon of fresh St. John's wort flowers should be poured into 200 ml. vegetable oil, it can be olive, flaxseed, corn oil. Infuse in a cool place for 10 days, and the contents should be shaken periodically. Then the oil needs to be strained. It is used for burns, wounds, for douching, hemorrhoids, and diaper rash. St. John's wort oil, in addition to wound-healing medicinal properties, also has analgesic properties.
St. John's wort ointment. Ointment from the herb St. John's wort, like oil, is used to heal wounds, cuts, and abrasions. Fresh St. John's wort leaves should be ground with fresh lard. The ointment is stored in the refrigerator in a glass jar.
Herb St. John's wort for diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
The herb St. John's wort is used for throat diseases, coughs, sore throats, as inhalations, gargles, decoctions or infusions.
To prepare the inhalation, pour two tablespoons of St. John's wort into half a liter of boiling water, boil for 5-7 minutes and breathe over the steam while wrapped in a towel. An excellent remedy for coughs.
If you have a sore throat, you should gargle with a warm decoction of St. John's wort 5 times a day. You can use alcohol tincture. Add 20 drops of tincture to a glass of boiled warm water.
For colds, mix linden flowers, dried raspberries, and St. John's wort in equal proportions. Pour two tablespoons of herbal mixture into half a liter of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes. Drink this infusion warm. You can add honey and lemon to this infusion to taste.
Herb St. John's wort for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
St. John's wort is used for diarrhea, as an astringent, and for colitis. To prepare the decoction you will need 1 tablespoon of herb and half a liter of water, add the herb to the pan and fill it with water, put it on the fire, boil for 15 minutes, filter. Drink the decoction warm, 1/3 cup five times a day.
For peptic ulcers of the stomach and duodenum and gastritis, you need to drink an infusion or decoction of St. John's wort, half a glass before meals three times a day.
St. John's wort is also used for hemorrhoids. St. John's wort oil is used for enemas, and hemorrhoids are also lubricated with it. Use warm sitz baths from a decoction of hemorrhoid herbs. This is how my wife’s grandmother treats hemorrhoids; St. John’s wort is really a very effective remedy for hemorrhoids.
Herb St. John's wort for cystitis.
The herb St. John's wort is brewed and drunk for both chronic and acute cystitis. St. John's wort relieves inflammation and spasms. The decoction is prepared as follows: one teaspoon of St. John's wort herb is poured with a glass of boiling water, boiled over low heat for 15 minutes, filtered, and brought to the original volume with boiled water. Drink 1/4 of a glass three times a day.
Herb St. John's wort for diseases of the oral cavity.
Use an infusion of St. John's wort to rinse the mouth if you have bad breath. A decoction of St. John's wort is used to rinse the mouth for stomatitis and inflammation of the gums; a decoction of St. John's wort has antibacterial, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory healing properties.
In addition to its medicinal properties, St. John's wort, like any other medicinal plant, has contraindications. Now let's look at the contraindications.
Herb St. John's wort. Contraindications.
- The herb St. John's wort is contraindicated in case of individual intolerance or allergies.
- Contraindicated during pregnancy and for young mothers while breastfeeding.
- Do not use preparations from the herb St. John's wort for a long time, as this can cause hives, bitterness in the mouth, nausea, and vomiting.
- With high blood pressure.
- Do not use too strong infusions and decoctions of St. John's wort, follow the dosage.
- Do not use treatment for more than 10 days. This is especially true for men.
Now let's dispel the myth that men should not drink St. John's wort. Here's what scientists say about it. St. John's wort is widely used in the treatment of ulcers. And with ulcers in women and men, there is a lack of estrogen and an excess of androgens. And St. John's wort during treatment affects the production of male sex hormones. It stimulates the production of hormones. And as a result, overexcitation occurs, and then impotence.
Men become powerless not from the calming effect, but from overexcitation. But this effect of St. John's wort can be avoided if, for example, you use licorice root together with St. John's wort. It is this root that contains a large amount of estrogens. But this is not the only plant containing estrogens. Estrogens are also found in meadow clover, medicinal sage, common hops, and peppermint.
St. John's wort is an excellent medicinal plant that helps cope with various diseases. St. John's wort has a wide range of medicinal properties. Now St. John's wort is used not only in folk medicine, but also in official medicine. But, before using St. John's wort, read the contraindications. It is also best to consult your physician before using the herb.
St. John's wort (lat. Hypéricum perforatum) is considered one of the most popular medicinal plants in herbal medicine. In the literature, there is another name for a perennial herbaceous crop - St. John's wort, and popularly it is called hare's blood, red herb, sicklewort, Svetoyansky potion, St. John's wort.
The plant is widespread throughout the Eurasian continent, found in the USA, Australia, North Africa, the Canaries and the Azores. Grown on plantations or growing as a weed along forest edges, in meadows, fields, along roads, in gardens and vegetable gardens, above-ground shoots of St. John's wort are harvested in the flowering phase.
For medicinal purposes, cultivated or wild St. John's wort herb is used, dried at temperatures up to 40°C in dryers or in well-ventilated areas. Store medicinal raw materials in paper or cardboard packaging for 24 months. Further conservation and use of St. John's wort is impractical, since over time some of the bioactive compounds in it are destroyed.
The herb St. John's wort, due to its beneficial properties and aromatic qualities, is used not only for medicinal purposes, but also in the food industry for the production of bitter-spicy seasonings for seafood dishes (mussels, shrimp, rapana, oysters, crabs, lobsters, bivalves, lobsters, octopuses ), as well as in the production of alcohol, tinctures, wines, tonic drinks, teas.
Useful properties of St. John's wort, composition
This is what St. John's wort flowers look like, photo
The beneficial properties and contraindications of St. John's wort are provided by compounds present in the aerial part. Fresh and dried plant materials contain tannins, phytoncides, essential oil, saponins, bioflavonoids, mineral salts, vitamins (ascorbic acid, tocopherols).
In medical practice, the unique properties of the herb St. John's wort are used - water extracts, alcohol tinctures and extracts of the plant are used in traditional and folk medicine as an antiseptic, astringent, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-hangover, hemostatic, wound-healing, regenerating, diuretic and analgesic.
The herb is part of medicinal preparations (gastric, female, liver, choleretic, anti-inflammatory, cleansing, endocrine, articular, gynecological), and extracts are present in many pharmaceutical preparations, for example, in natural antidepressants or ointments for the treatment of infected wounds, abscesses, and phlegmons.
Medicinal use in official and folk medicine
In gastroenterology, extracts from St. John's wort are used for the following gastrointestinal diseases: gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, colitis, enterocolitis, diarrhea, ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, biliary dyskinesia, chronic and acute hepatitis, gallstones, cholecystitis.
In dental practice, experts recommend rinsing the oral cavity for the purpose of healing and sanitation of the mucous membrane in cases of gingivitis, stomatitis, halitosis, and periodontal disease. Therapists recommend gargling with infusion and decoction of St. John's wort for sore throat and tonsillitis, both in the acute and chronic phases.
Neurologists and psychiatrists use the plant in the complex treatment of neuroses, depression, neurasthenia, migraines, neuralgia, sleep and wakefulness disorders. St. John's wort is used for urological diseases, including urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis.
The healing properties of St. John's wort herb for men have been reliably studied and confirmed by numerous studies. Extracts of the plant are actively used by herbalists for inflammatory phenomena in the prostate gland, as well as for the treatment of prostatitis and prostate adenoma. Short-term use of plant-based medications stimulates potency.
St. John's wort is widely used in gynecology for patients with leucorrhoea and heavy menstrual flow, as well as for amenorrhea, inflammation of the appendages, external damage to the genital organs and cervix. Taking the plant during menopause is an effective prevention of neoplasms.
Allergists prescribe plant preparations for allergic diathesis in childhood. Both tincture and decoctions are useful for patients with tuberculosis, gout, myocarditis, and endocarditis.
Dermatologists note an improvement in the condition of the skin with the local use of water, alcohol and oil extracts, as well as dry and fresh herb St. John's wort for acne, long-term non-healing wounds, cracks, burns, dermatitis, bedsores, ulcers, abscesses, seborrhea, dandruff, alopecia, increased greasiness of skin and hair and irritation.
In folk medicine, there are methods for treating pathologies of the musculoskeletal system with extracts from St. John's wort: arthritis, radiculitis, sciatica, articular rheumatism, pain in muscle tissue. Crushed plant materials are applied topically to heal wounds. The alcohol extract is taken orally for rheumatic diseases.
Separately, you should dwell on the oil extract from the grass. It is made by hot or cold extraction of fresh shoots of a medicinal plant, filled with vegetable oil (unrefined olive or sunflower). The product is sold in pharmacies or prepared at home.
St. John's wort oil has unique medicinal properties (regenerating, antiallergic, absorbable, decongestant, angiotonic, antisclerotic, vascular strengthening, antiviral, antiseborrheic) and can be used as an independent product for topical application or act as a base for essential oils and enrichment of care products.
St. John's wort is also indispensable in cosmetology. The plant extract can often be found in cosmetic products for face, body and hair care. Oil, tincture, infusions and decoctions are used at home to improve the condition of the skin by adding the listed elixirs to lotions, rinses, masks, creams, massage mixtures. When used correctly, St. John's wort oil can stimulate the formation of a tan.
St. John's wort infusion: preparation and administration
A tablespoon of dried St. John's wort is steamed in a thermos with a glass of boiling water, left for 4 hours, and filtered. Take the elixir 15 ml three times a day before meals for 14-20 days. The same regimen is used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the genital area in men and women.
To treat depressive conditions, it is recommended to drink 1/3 cup of infusion twice a day for 15 days. For other pathologies, the dosage should be prescribed by a doctor, taking into account the age, condition of the patient and the individual characteristics of the body.
Alcohol tincture of St. John's wort: features of administration
For 1 part of plant material (dried), take 5 parts of medical alcohol diluted in half with distilled water or ordinary, but high-quality vodka. The product is infused in a dark glass bottle with a ground-in lid in a shaded place for 10 days, remembering to shake the suspension several times a day.
The filtered liquid is stored at room temperature and taken 30 drops added to 15 ml of drinking water during lunch for 10 days. The medicine helps against depression, the consequences of stroke, neurosis, and insomnia. For nervous disorders and dizziness, drink the tincture in the same dosage, but before lunch, for 2 weeks.
St. John's wort tincture can be used to improve the condition of hair by rubbing it into the scalp every evening before bed, and also to disinfect skin covered with acne, especially if there is bleeding and pyogenic masses in acne.
Be careful, there are contraindications!
In order not to cause harm to health and to obtain a lasting therapeutic effect from treatment with St. John's wort herb, it is advisable to brew and take teas, infusions and decoctions after consultation with an experienced doctor. This advice is especially relevant if you have serious chronic diseases and are taking certain medications, for example, antidepressants, antibiotics, heart medications, maintenance therapy for HIV, or oral contraceptives.
Due to the presence of slightly toxic compounds in the plant, treatment with all types of drugs based on it should be limited in time. Uncontrolled use can cause an overdose and provoke side effects, including skin hyperemia, urticaria, pain in the right hypochondrium, temporary loss of male strength (impotence). Abuse of strong infusions and teas leads to abdominal cramps and painful sensations in the stomach.
It should be borne in mind that the internal and external use of products based on St. John's wort increases the sensitivity of the skin and mucous membranes to ultraviolet exposure (photosensitization effect), therefore, when treating with herbal raw materials, you should minimize exposure to sunlight or use skin protection products with high UV factor and under no circumstances visit the solarium.
The following conditions are considered absolute contraindications to the use of St. John's wort:
- individual intolerance and tendency to allergies;
- increased skin sensitivity;
- persistent arterial hypertension;
- photodermatitis or the need for prolonged exposure to open sun;
- pregnancy and lactation;
- age up to 12 years;
- severe liver pathologies;
- endogenous depression.
When treating prostatitis, it should be taken into account that long-term use (more than 3 weeks) of St. John's wort products leads to a decrease in potency.
Based on the foregoing, we can conclude: despite the numerous beneficial properties of St. John's wort, treatment with its drugs should be approached thoughtfully, without neglecting the consultations of experienced specialists.
Good health to you!
In folk medicine, St. John's wort is considered a cure for 99 diseases. It was considered a medicinal plant back in Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. Hippocrates, Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder wrote about him. This plant was popular as a medicinal, aromatic spice, and also as a red dye.
Application
St. John's wort is widely known as a medicine in many countries. Infusions and decoctions of St. John's wort have long been used to treat colds, headaches, liver and bladder diseases, hemorrhoids, and inflammation of the female organs. Rinse your mouth with a diluted tincture for inflammation. Infusion of St. John's wort flowers in vegetable oil is used to lubricate burns, wounds, and other skin lesions. Freshly crushed plant is applied to bruised and inflamed areas of the body.
In Uzbek folk medicine it is used as a remedy against liver and stomach cancer.
St. John's wort decoction (in various proportions) in China is drunk for nosebleeds, female uterine bleeding, hepatitis, rheumatic joint pain, neuralgia, and decreased milk supply in women who are breastfeeding.
In Tibetan medicine, a decoction of St. John's wort is used for dizziness and headaches.
In the Far East and Transbaikalia, infusions and decoctions are drunk for urolithiasis.
Folk recipes 
In folk medicine, St. John's wort is used quite often. It is consumed independently, as well as in collections together with other plants.
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
For diarrhea, ten grams of dry St. John's wort is brewed in 250 ml of boiling water and infused. Then drink after meals one tablespoon three times a day.
For enterocolitis, 20% alcohol tincture of St. John's wort, one teaspoon three times a day, is successfully used.
When the acidity of the stomach increases, the following collection is used: peppermint, St. John's wort, yarrow - two parts, dill seeds and bean grass - 1/4 part. Preparation of infusion with water.
For heartburn, use the following mixture: chamomile inflorescences - 5 grams, St. John's wort herb - 20 grams, plantain leaves - 10 grams. Pour one glass of boiling water, wrap, infuse and drink a tablespoon three times a day for 15 days.
Liver diseases
For liver diseases and cholecystitis, tea made from St. John's wort and yarrow in equal parts is useful.
Diseases of the genitourinary system
For inflammation of the uterus, drink a decoction of St. John's wort. Take a tablespoon of the herb, add a glass of boiling water, boil for about fifteen minutes, then filter the broth through cheesecloth and drink a quarter glass three times a day.
For urinary incontinence, 40 grams of dried St. John's wort herb with flowers is poured with a liter of boiling water, wrapped and left for three hours. Drink instead of tea and water.
Tea made from the herb St. John's wort, drunk before bed, protects a person from involuntary urination at night.
Depressant
For neuroses, three tablespoons of St. John's wort herb are brewed with boiling water (1 glass), left for two hours and drunk a third of a glass after meals three times a day.
For headaches, infuse 15-20 grams of dry herb in 200 ml of vodka or alcohol. Take thirty drops with water three times a day before meals.
Contraindications
As a medicinal plant, St. John's wort is used for many diseases. There is evidence according to which the infusion and extract of St. John's wort are considered practically non-toxic. However, some scientists believe that the use of St. John's wort orally requires some caution and do not recommend taking large doses. St. John's wort increases the skin's sensitivity to the sun, so after drinking tea or infusion you should avoid sunbathing. St. John's wort infusions are contraindicated for hypertension. St. John's wort should not be consumed by women during pregnancy.
In this article we will talk about the herb that is included in preparations for the treatment of about a hundred different diseases - St. John's wort. It is a plant with variegated small yellow flowers and can reach one meter in height. It has been used as a component of various mixtures and decoctions since ancient times and is now very actively used in folk medicine, because it has an antibacterial and analgesic effect, but it also has a number of contraindications, which we will consider in detail.
Beneficial features
St. John's wort is one of the most interesting plants from a medical point of view, since it has a rich composition of minerals and active substances that are beneficial to humans. These include essential oil, nicotinic and ascorbic acid, flavonoids, vitamins E, C, P, PP, etc. Leaves and young shoots of St. John's wort are used for medicinal purposes. Decoctions and infusions are prepared from them. To treat skin inflammation, a decoction of the plant is added to the bath. St. John's wort roots are used to treat bone tuberculosis and dysentery.
St. John's wort is an excellent antibacterial, antiseptic, analgesic, as well as a diuretic and anthelmintic. It perfectly stops bleeding, so it is used to treat wounds and injuries. The plant is also able to relieve inflammation of the mucous membranes, which allows it to be used to treat problems with the respiratory system and the female genital area. The content of the hypericin component in St. John's wort allows it to be used for the preparation of medications that are aimed at combating depression.
Despite all the beneficial substances contained in St. John's wort, it also contains toxic substances that, in large quantities, have a negative effect on the process of perception, increasing blood pressure.
Use as tea or decoction
Currently, juice from St. John's wort is practically not used to treat various diseases, because it is extremely difficult to obtain the required amount. For these reasons, the plant is commonly used as tinctures, infusions, and teas.
A decoction of St. John's wort is used for oral administration, gargling, and treating inflammation of the skin. To prepare it, you need to take enamel dishes (resistant to high temperatures), herbs and boiling water. It is necessary to observe the ratio of 200 ml of boiling water per 15 grams of dry herb. After this, the herb is brewed and placed in a water bath for about 20 minutes, not allowing the decoction to boil. Then judge the broth, strain and take it in equal portions throughout the day.
St. John's wort can also be used in the form of tea. To do this, you need to take regular black brewed tea of good quality, add St. John's wort to it, pour boiling water over it and leave to steep for 5 minutes. When preparing a tea drink, you need to adhere to the proportion per liter of boiling water: 3 tablespoons of tea and one tablespoon of St. John's wort. To improve the taste of the drink, you can add sugar, honey or jam.
Who should not be treated with St. John's wort
St. John's wort, in addition to components beneficial to human health, contains toxic elements, so there are restrictions on its intake.
- Firstly, St. John's wort should not be used by pregnant women. It should also be avoided while breastfeeding. When taken, breast milk acquires a pronounced bitter taste and may be rejected by the baby.
- Secondly, this medicinal plant should not be used by hypertensive patients, as it increases blood pressure.
St. John's wort also cannot be used in parallel with taking heart medications, antibiotics, or contraceptives, since the effect of the drugs will be significantly reduced and even completely neutralized. If you want to drink a decoction of St. John's wort and at the same time take medications from the specified list, then you can achieve the opposite negative result.
A healthy person should also be careful when taking decoctions, tinctures, and teas based on St. John's wort. Long-term use of St. John's wort can contribute to the appearance of pain in the liver, symptoms of acute gastritis, etc. When using medications based on St. John's wort, decoctions and tinctures, you should avoid constant exposure to the sun or visiting a solarium, since the plant significantly increases the skin's sensitivity to ultraviolet rays, which can lead to sunstroke. When using St. John's wort in small quantities, for a short period of time and without any contraindications, you will not harm yourself.
St. John's wort is used today in medicine in the treatment of prostatitis to relieve swelling. However, it is worth understanding that the use of St. John's wort should only occur under the supervision of a doctor and for a strictly prescribed time. Self-use without a doctor's prescription can have an extremely negative impact on male strength.
Violations in administration, an increase in the duration of its use in some cases can lead to impotence, which is usually temporary. Moreover, after stopping taking medications with St. John's wort, sexual dysfunction may continue to occur for some time.
Contraindications during pregnancy
During pregnancy, significant functional changes occur in a woman’s body, and hormonal levels change. To avoid negative consequences for the health of women and fetuses, doctors do not recommend the use of St. John's wort in any form (decoctions, tinctures, teas, medications, etc.).
The use of any medications, including herbs, during pregnancy without consulting a doctor is undesirable.
Contraindications for children
Since St. John's wort is a medicine, it has certain restrictions on its use by children. The manufacturer indicates an age limit of 12 years on the packaging of St. John's wort.
Experts recommend not using decoctions (infusions) of St. John's wort until the age specified by the manufacturer. From the age of five, it is allowed to add a small amount of herbal decoction to the bathtub. It allows you to relieve inflammatory manifestations on the child’s skin. In any case, when deciding to use St. John's wort for a child, it is best to first consult with a pediatrician.
Video about the properties of St. John's wort
St. John's wort is one of the effective medicinal plants that is officially used in medicine. It grows mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, in the southern regions of the Mediterranean. There are four types of St. John's wort, in the European part of Russia the most common St. John's wort, or St. John's wort. It is collected in meadows and forest edges.
The stem of the plant is tetrahedral, reaching a height of 70 cm. Numerous flowers are collected in inflorescences and semi-umbrellas. The fruits are collected in a small box, which, after ripening, breaks into several parts. The plant blooms almost all summer. In medicine, in addition to St. John's wort, tetrahedral is used. St. John's wort extract is included in medications intended to treat depression. In folk medicine you can find many recipes based on St. John's wort, which are effective in treating the liver, gastrointestinal tract, stomatitis, and kidneys.
Chemical composition and beneficial properties of St. John's wort
- vitamin C, nicotinic acid, necessary for the functioning of the immune and nervous system;
- flavonoid compounds (rutin, quercetin), they have a rejuvenating and antioxidant effect;
- tocopherols protect the body from free radicals;
- saponins have a hypocholesterolemic and diuretic effect, enhance the secretion of glands;
- carotene protects against bacteria and viruses, promotes skin regeneration, improves vision;
- rutin is able to strengthen the walls of blood vessels;
- tannins relieve inflammation, clean wounds;
- hypericin and hyperforin are substances that can cope with depression;
- phytoncides have antiviral and antimicrobial effects;
- choline has antiatherosclerotic and membrane protective effects.
- St. John's wort and preparations made from it have antidepressant, sedative, choleretic, wound-healing, analgesic, anthelmintic, regenerating, analgesic, and diuretic effects.
Indications for use of St. John's wort
St. John's wort is used in the form of decoction, infusion, tincture, oil. Experts recommend them for the following diseases:
- joint and muscle pain;
- heart disease;
- ARVI and influenza;
- haemorrhoids;
- gastrointestinal diseases;
- inflammatory diseases of the female reproductive system;
- alopecia;
- pathologies of the bladder;
- acne;
- depressive states;
- skin problems.
Traditional medicine recipes based on St. John's wort
Dried grass is used as a raw material; it can be purchased at any pharmacy. You can go on a gathering in nature. The stems are collected at the very beginning of flowering. They are tied into bundles and dried in the shade in a suspended state. You can store the herb for up to a year, packed in paper bags or boxes. How to prepare a decoction and infusion of St. John's wort?
St. John's wort decoction
St. John's wort herb - 1.5 tbsp. spoons
Water - 1 glass
The raw materials are placed in an enamel bowl and filled with hot water. Cover the dish with a lid, place it in a larger bowl with boiling water and heat for about half an hour. Then remove from the stove, cool for ten minutes, then filter and squeeze out the raw materials. Boiled water is added to the broth until the volume is restored. Take a decoction of St. John's wort, one-third of a glass, for intestinal infections.
Use for sinusitis. The nasal sinuses are washed with the prepared decoction three times a day.
For the treatment of heel cracks. Foot baths, done for 15 minutes a day, help remove cracks and make the heels soft and smooth. One liter of decoction is diluted with three liters of warm water.
To use for cosmetic purposes, a decoction of St. John's wort is poured into ice cube trays and frozen in the freezer. If you wipe your face with St. John's wort cubes in the evening and in the morning, you can achieve a tonic effect, eliminate fine wrinkles, and improve skin tone.
To treat alcoholism, you need a strong infusion of St. John's wort. To prepare it, 400 ml of hot water is poured into 4 tbsp. l. raw materials. Prepare according to the principle of a regular decoction. In order to no longer crave alcohol, you need to take 2 tablespoons in the morning and evening for at least two weeks daily.
St. John's wort infusion
30 g of fresh raw materials are poured with a glass of boiling water and left for four hours. Take 15 ml three times in 24 hours for increased stomach acidity, colitis, cystitis, hypotension. If you have problems with the gallbladder, the liver needs to drink 100 ml of infusion every day on an empty stomach for a week.
St. John's wort infusion is used as a mouth rinse. Lotions with it are effective for vitiligo and skin inflammation. If you have a large number of acne, you need to wash your face daily with freshly prepared infusion.
St. John's wort contraindications
- During breastfeeding and pregnancy, St. John's wort is prohibited for internal use. Can be used externally.
- Severe depression, serious mental illness.
- Severe hypertension.
- Children's age, it is better not to take drugs with St. John's wort under 12 years of age.
- Before and after organ transplantation.
Side effects
- The chemical composition of St. John's wort is quite complex, so long-term treatment is not allowed. Overdose is possible.
- It is not recommended to take oral contraceptives together with St. John's wort preparations.
- An overdose of St. John's wort may cause pigment spots, itchy skin, rashes, and eczema.
- If you drink St. John's wort for more than a month, you may experience a bitter taste in your mouth due to deterioration in liver function.
- Men are not recommended to take St. John's wort infusion for too long, as this may affect potency.
Drug interactions
A decoction and infusion of St. John's wort while taking antidepressants can aggravate the hemolytic reaction, leading to tremor and headache. The interval between taking these drugs should be 14 days. St. John's wort enhances the effect of sulfonamides, tetracycline, quinolone, and some diuretics.
When taken simultaneously with anticoagulants, the risk of bleeding increases. Antibiotics weaken the antimicrobial effect of St. John's wort. Preparations with St. John's wort affect the intake of many medications, so consultation with your doctor is necessary so as not to harm the body.