This ancient herb is useful against bronchitis and lung congestion arising from any cause. It is considered very helpful for expelling heavy phlegm from the chest or lungs. St. John’s wort is used to treat people with suppressed urination and, although it seems contradictory, it is used to stem bed-wetting. The herb has traditionally been used to ease painful menstruation, soothe the pangs of afterbirth, and treat many menopausal symptoms.
St. John’s wort is one of the herbs traditionally prescribed for jangled nerves and melancholia. The tea is especially helpful in cases of neuralgia and/or headaches, especially if they are accompanied by nervousness or excitability verging on hysteria, or occur during depression. Headaches with symptoms such as throbbing on the top of the head or a heavy lethargic feeling in the head are often eased by St. John’s wort.
Used externally, this herb is said to bring down swellings and heal old wounds, even festering wounds, when nothing else seems to help. It also helps bring boils to a head, and cleanses abscesses, neglected cuts, and bad insect stings. (more…)
