SJW

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At 07:05 PM 2/6/04, you wrote:

>Why is St John's wort infused oil the best carrier? What is the

>difference between good stuff and bad stuff (i.e. infused oil)?

 

 

for SJW to be effective, it has to be infused with fresh blossoms, picked

at a specific stage of 'ripeness'...the herbalist who shares some of her

stash with us every summer picks the same field repeatedly to get the

blossoms 'just right'

 

(this is the only case I know of where you HAVE to infuse the fresh

blossoms...normally I prefer dry because it's safer.)

 

 

I know folks who sell SJW oil that's GREEN... it needs to be very red.

 

I also know folks who buy DRIED sjw blossoms to infuse...

 

nothing happens.

 

that's the difference btwn the 'good stuff' and the 'bad stuff'

 

 

 

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> I know folks who sell SJW oil that's GREEN... it needs to be very red.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is so true Marge!

 

A couple years ago I had a gal pal who annually makes SJW oil give me

some - but she ended up accidentally giving me the WRONG bottle (it was

in a very dark bottle and got mislabeled with some other infused oils

she made), and the give away that it was the wrong stuff was that is was

green and not red like the actual SJW oil was! One of those little tips

 

And then I hear this sub-tropical climate I just moved to isn't a good

climate to grow SJW! *sigh* I guess I'll have to get my friend in CO to

export it to me

 

Have a great weekend folks!

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

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