It's December and that means holidays, parties, colds and lurgies. We won't talk about the C-word or specifically the O-variant, there's enough of that out there at the moment, being discussed by people with both far more knowledge than I and far less. Let's instead look at four herbs that I think are the go-to... Continue Reading →
Monographs – St. John’s Wort (SJW)
Binomial: Hypericum perforatum Common names: (Common St. John’s Wort, perforate St. John’s Wort [4]), (Klamath Weed [7]), (Amber, Cammock, Penny John, Touch-and-heal, Balm of the warrior’s wound, Rosin rose [11]) Family: Hypericaceae Parts used: Flowers, leaves, buds (approximately top 10 cm of the plant) Native to: Europe, Western Asia [4] and Northern Africa [10] Distribution:... Continue Reading →
