St. John's wort is a perennial herb, flowering in June to September each year, is Europe's most commonly used herbal preparations. St. John's ministry stems contain a variety of active ingredients containing monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitory activity factor, can enhance the brain to maintain normal mood and emotional stability of neurotransmitter levels, called natural "Prozac." European countries are the first choice for the suppression of depression nutrition and health foods.
Eliminate tension, avoid depression, and promote blood and lymph circulation, helping to eliminate liver toxicity, relax tight muscles, ease varicose veins, pain, anti-inflammatory; also improve minor burns, sunburn, burns, cuts, insect bites with bruising has a good effect; muscle pain, arthritis, gout, rheumatism are good; oily scalp (hair), dandruff, acne, eczema, as long as 10-50% of the dose. Skin wounds, burns, cuts, sunburn, insect bites and bruises have very good results; with analgesic, anti-inflammatory effect, muscle pain, arthritis, gout, rheumatism are good; treat oily scalp, dandruff, acne, eczema, varicose veins; relatively significant antidepressant. St. John's Wort can enhance the blood circulation of the affected area, so wrap it in stasis sprained or bruised parts can effectively anti-inflammatory stasis, so that the wound to speed up the recovery time. Effect on the skin, ulcers, inflammation, burns, insect bites, rashes, etc. scab recommendations apply.
Studies have shown that St. John's wort in hypericin and pseudo-hypericin, has a very strong anti-viral and anti-bacterial power, and St. John's wort other ingredients (at least 50 kinds), also have a similar effect . St. John's Wort is known to fight the herpes virus, influenza virus, according to the Journal of the American National Academy of Science in 1988, and even suppress the AIDS virus (New York University, Weizmann Science Center).