Hypericum perforatum
essential oils, hypericin, flavenoids, rutin, hyperforin.
 
Antiviral, astringent, relaxing nervine, sedative, anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, analgesic, cardio-tonic. Has a restorative effect on the nervous system.
 
neuralgia, anxiety, tension, menopausal changes triggering irritability and anxiety, fibrositis, sciatica, rheumatic pain, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammation in digestive system. Great for post operative pain, shingles, polymyalgia, painful periods.

Good where tension and exhaustion combine.

SPECIFIC for nerve pain, affinity for nerve endings, most useful in nerve injuries to the extremeties – fingers, toes, coccyx (falls).

Restorative treatment for melancholic conditions.

Research has shown that hypericum has radioprotective properties.

(Local lady and her sister used hypericum oil while undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer, skin healed much quicker without burning and condition of skin much better than friends that haven’t used it).

Oil rapidly soothes sunburn.

Oil rubbed along jawbone will soothe toothache and calm teething children.