RE: O/T - Now Herbal Teas.. - Now St. Johns Wort Plant

[Guest guest]

Jeanine, wanted to preface this with how thrilled I am that you have turned

to gardening . . . It's at the 'root' (pun intended) of all our aromatic

wonders.

 

Do you know if you have the decorative plant or the true wild one? This is

very important as the former won't do anything medicinally. Here's some

pics so you can see the difference.

 

Decorative ones include:

http://www.greenwoodnursery.com/page.cfm/5010 The low-growing landscape

shrub, Hypericum calycinum.

http://www.prairiemoon.com/seeds/wildflowers-forbs/hypericum-pyramidatum-gre

at-st-johns-wort/?cat=249 & from_search= Another lanscape variety, Hypericum

pyramidatum or Great St. Johns Wort

http://www.prairiemoon.com/seeds/wildflowers-forbs/hypericum-punctatum-dotte

d-st-Johns-wort/ Spotted St. Johns Wort, Hypericum punctatum

As you can see, there are many species bred for the garden. I suspect this

is what your son has given you (unless he actually wild crafted a plant for

you).

 

The medicinal St. John's Wort is Hypericum perforatum, and unfortunately,

even if you google the correct botanical name, you will find many erroneous

pictures and websites.

Here's our web page for the infused oil with an accurate picture:

http://tinyurl.com/y88zwtm

Here's another accurate picture from our hydrosol page (also same pic on our

eo page): http://tinyurl.com/ybs8nfx

 

If you do have the true medicinal plant, you can distill it for essential

oil and hydrosol, infuse it in a fixed oil and tincture it in alcohol. Even

though it grows wild all over the US, it is banned for cultivation in many

states because of archaic laws having to do with cattle grazing. If you

have a decorative variety, you can still hone your gardening skills and it

is a pretty plant.

 

Be Well,

Marcia Elston, Samara Botane/Nature Intelligence

http://www.wingedseed.com

http://www.wingedseed.blogspot.com

http://www.aromaconnection.org

" We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. " - Winston

Churchill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATFE [ATFE ] On Behalf Of David

& Jeanine Moss

Friday, January 08, 2010 3:01 PM

ATFE

Re: O/T - Now Herbal Teas..

 

My son gave me a St John's Wort plant for Christmas, I am not a herbalist,

so wondered if you could give me some ideas on what to do with it.

Cheers

Newbie Gardener Jeanine

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