WHAT IS ST JOHNS WORT

A Forgotten Remedy Rediscovered St. Johns Wort has a long history of being used for treating a wide variety of ailments What Is St. Johns Wort? St. John’s Wort, also known Hypericum perforatum, is a bushy plant with yellow flowers and a turpentine-like odor. An extract from the flowering part (napthrodianthrones) of the plant is a powerful antibacterial that has been used in folk remedies and tinctures since Roman times for a wide range of ailments such as depression and abrasions (and much more!). These extracts are currently used throughout the U.S. and Europe for treating mild depression. An extensive German study concluded that Hypericum perforatum extract ZE 117 (from St. John’s Wort) is therapeutically equivalent to the well known synthetic anti-depressant called Imipramine. All natural St. John’s Wort extract carries none of the side-effects commonly associated with Imipramine and it has many more benefits.