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Apr 3, 2025 23 min

Episode 14: St. John's Wort

from The Active Herbalist Hosted by Becca Kawaoka

St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum Hypericaceae (St. John’s Wort) family History & Growing St. John’s Superpower Parts Used Medicinally Taste Energetics Actions Organs & Body Systems Impacted by St. John’s Wort Traditional Uses Current Uses & Studies When to Reach for St. Johns & In What Form Dosage Contraindications Planetary, Elemental, & Dosha Discussion Citations: - Body Into Balance, Maria Noel Groves - Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, Andrew Chevallier - Herbal Remedies for the Irritable Mind, Sajah Popham - Klemow KM, Bartlow A, Crawford J, et al. Medical Attributes of St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) In: Benzie IFF, Wachtel-Galor S, editors. Herbal Medicine: Biomolecular and Clinical Aspects. 2nd edition. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2011. Chapter 11. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92750/ - Alain Touwaide & Emanuela Appetiti | June 2023 https://www.ahpa.org/herbs_in_history_stjohnswort Recipe of the Week: Sunshine in a Cup!

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