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Herba HypericiLOT 24-0624
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0624
Net
75 g
Unit price
€10.13 / 100 g
Origin
Rhön, Hesse
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Herba · Aerial parts
HarvestJun · Jul

Loose tea

St John's Wort

Hypericum perforatum L.

Green and hay-like, with a resinous bitterness that lingers.

€7.6075 g
€10.13 / 100 g
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Gathered around the summer solstice, which is where the name comes from. Hold a leaf to the light and you will see the translucent oil glands — the perforatum in the name — and crushing a bud stains the fingers red.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken as a course through the darker months, and infused into oil for external use.

Constituents

  • 01Hypericin
  • 02Hyperforin
  • 03Flavonoids

Drawer

Mood & Nerves — Light-loving plants for the darker months. Also pulled for Skin & Wounds.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertHerba Hyperici · Loose tea
Dose
2 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
2–3× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    Two teaspoons of the cut flowering tops.

    2 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Continue

    Traditionally taken consistently for several weeks rather than occasionally.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Interacts with many prescription medicines — including the contraceptive pill, anticoagulants and antidepressants. Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before use.
  • May increase sensitivity to sunlight; avoid sunbeds and prolonged sun.
  • Not for use during pregnancy.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Mood & Nerves, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.