code: 966
HYPERICUM PERFORATUM
Family: Guttiferae
Common name: Common Saint John’s Wort
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 45 cm
Maximum Height: 60 cm
Packet Content(approx.): 100
This vigorous UK native plant forms plant colonies topped with countless, five-petalled yellow flowers. Later, the attractive, pointed, red seed pods form. Hypericum is used in very many herbal remedies, but care must be taken before experimenting with any of these plants.
Sowing advice:
Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.
Hypericum is commonly used for:
Injuries or Wounds:
Hypericum tends to work well as a homeopathic remedy for the types of injuries or wounds that feel far more painful than they may appear to the eye. Where the injury feels sore, bruised, tearing, sharp, or shooting would benefit from the use of Hypericum. Injuries to nerve-rich areas. It is often recommended for puncture wounds from such things as splinters, nail wounds or bites.
Nervous Pains:
Where the pain is along the course of a nerve, or are shooting upwards along the nerve. Where the pains are worse from applying pressure or cold compresses. Hypericum is also good for where the pain may feel “hot”. There may seem to be a sort of phantom pain, particularly in limbs that are no longer there after something like an amputation. These type of unusual pains that are just as much mental as they are physical can be helped tremendously by using the homeopathic remedy of hypericum.
Post Operation Pain:
Hypericum is often recommended to help ease post operation pain. It is especially helpful after suffering an amputation where there is phantom pain and nervous pain present. Hypericum can also be of benefit after dental surgery to ease discomfort as well as for the toothache that may precede the surgery.
Anxiety and Depression:
Hypericum is also becoming well known from its increased use for anxiety and depression. Hypericum can be helpful as a homeopathic remedy for people who tend to be depressed, frightened, and shocked especially after an accident or injury of some type. They may appear to be nervous or get overly excited and can easily become drowsy, even falling asleep while they are in the middle of talking.
