Made with sunshine to
lift your spirits. Helps alleviate stress, anxiety, mild depression and
sleeplessness.
In the sun-drenched fields
nestled among the Peleponnese mountains of Greece, there is a traditional way of
making St John's Wort Oil extract. It's a way that uses time-honoured natural
methods, uncompromising standards and the healing energy of the sun.
The mature golden flowers of wild
grown St John's Wort plants are harvested manually in the mornings, and are
submersed that day in extra virgin olive oil, cold-pressed from freshly picked
olives of certified organic origin. This mixture, sealed in glass jars, is then
potentized for several weeks in the intense Greek sun of midsummer.
It is this slow, painstaking process alone which maximizes the extraction of the
plant's full spectrum of active ingredients into the oil - not just one! This
traditional mode of preparing St John's Wort Oil extract is recorded as early as
1618 in the first publication of the British Pharmacopoeia.
The extraordinary healing properties of this kind of St John's Wort Oil extract
have been valued and praised since antiquity. It is the oil Flora is proud to
offer you, and which satisfied customers and doctors recommend.
THE MANY USES OF
FLORA'S ST JOHN'S WORT OIL EXTRACT
Relaxant
Helps to relieve edgy nerves due to overwork, tiredness and fatigue.
Helps to return disrupted sleep
patterns to normal 1 .
Nervine Tonic & Restorative
St John's Wort extract is now recognized by the medical community as being
effective in treating mild to moderate depression 2, 3, 4, 5.
Immune Function
Current studies indicate
antiviral, antibacterial and antimicrobial properties of the compounds that are
oil-extracted from St John's Wort 5,6 .
For the relief of a sore throat swallow a teaspoon of oil every three to four
hours.
Digestive
Anti-inflammatory
Can be used internally to soothe
ulcerated membranes, nervous bowels and gastritis.
Topical Applications
Use as a massage oil for relief from neuralgia, sciatica, muscle and
joint pain and inflammation.
Soothes irritated skin, bruises,
mild burns and especially sunburn.
Traditionally used for dry skin, diaper rash and chafing.
Antibacterial properties may reduce healing time.
References:
1 Reuter, H.D., (pers comm)
2 British Medical Journal (August 3, 1996)
3 Linde et al. 1996
4 Wheatley et al. 1997; Vorbach et al. 1997
5 Reuter, H.D. 1997
6 American Herbal Pharmacopoeia - St John's Wort Monograph