ST. JOHN'S WORT OIL AND ITS BENEFITS

06-01-2022 10:03

ST. JOHN'S WORT OIL AND ITS BENEFITS

What is St. John's Wort?

St. John's wort, whose Latin name is Hypericum perforatum, is a member of Hypericaceae family. (*) St. John's Wort is also known with different names among the local people.

St. John's wort is a herbaceous plant which grows by itself worldwide. Due to colors at the ends of its branches, it is named as St. John's Wort or common centaury. St. John's wort grows naturally in fields, forests and roadsides and harvested in the summer time.

What are the benefits of St. John's Wort Oil?

St.John's wort oil has antimicrobial effect. (1)

The oily extract of St.John's wort oil has a strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect which is used for treatment of wound and burns, besides has been shown to increase fibroblast activity and accelerate epithelialization and collagen accumulation. (2,3)

Many of St. John's wort oil have been proven by scientific researches. For more comprehensive information on the benefits of St. John's wort oil, we recommend you to take advantage of scientific researches.

How to use St. John's Wort Oil?

St.John's wort oil be applied to the needed area of your body by dripping a few drops. Since it is a dense oil, you can use it with other herbal oils in aromatherapy mixtures. If you want to use St. John's Wort oil internally (by mouth), we recommend you to consult health professionals.

How to Produce St. John's Wort Oil?

St. John's wort, which is harvested during the flowering period, is filled to a closed container. Natural olive oil with low acid level is added on the St. John's wort in the container. Containers which are closed with the help of a lid should not get any air. Subsequently, containers with the oil mixture are exposed to direct sunlight. St. John's wort and olive oil mixture starts to change color from 2 weeks to 45 days. Color change means the process is complete. After the filtration, the St. John's Wort oil is taken into the resting tank and rests between 2 to 4 weeks. To learn more information about how herbal oils are obtained you can read our article "Herbal Oil Production Methods".

References;

1. SCHEMPP, C. M., et al. Effect of topical application of Hypericum perforatum extract (St. John's wort) on skin sensitivity to solar simulated radiation. Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine, 2000, 16.3: 125?128

1. WÖLFLE, Ute; SEELINGER, Günter; SCHEMPP, Christoph M. Topical application of St. John?s wort (Hypericum perforatum). Planta medica, 2014, 80.02/03: 109?120.

1. S. M., D. Secci, P. Chimenti, L. Bonsignore, A. Ottaviani, and B. Bizzarri. 2001. Efficacy of Hypericum and Calendula oils in the epithelial reconstruction of surgical wounds in childbirth with caesarean section. Farmaco 56: 451–453

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