Hypericum Oil Monograph | Hypericum perforatum (Macerated)
๐ป Hypericum Oil Monograph
Hypericum perforatum (Macerated) | ืฉืื ืืืคืจืืงืื - ืคืจืข ืืืื ื
"The Nerve Healer - St. John's Wort oil for nerve pain, wounds, and burns."
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๐ Botanical Information
Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum
Common Names: St. John's Wort Oil, Hypericum Oil
Family: Hypericaceae
Origin: Europe, naturalized worldwide
Plant Part: Flowers macerated in carrier oil
Extraction: Maceration (sun infusion) in olive or other carrier oil
Appearance: Deep red liquid (hypericin gives red color)
Aroma: Herbaceous, slightly sweet
Traditional Use: European folk medicine for centuries
๐งช Active Compounds
Hypericin: Red pigment, anti-inflammatory, antiviral
Hyperforin: Antibacterial, wound healing
Flavonoids: Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant
Tannins: Astringent, wound healing
Essential Oil: Trace amounts
Base Oil: Usually olive or sunflower oil
โญ Hypericin gives the characteristic deep red color!
ืืืคืจืืฆืื - ืคืืืื ื ืืืื, ืื ืื ืืืงืชื, ืื ืื ืืืจืืื
๐ Hypericum Oil's Benefits
Nerve Pain โข Wound Healing โข Burns
ืืืื ืขืฆืืื โข ืจืืคืื ืคืฆืขืื โข ืืืืืืช
โก Nerve Pain & Healing
- Nerve Pain - THE oil for neuralgia, sciatica, nerve damage
- Shingles - Soothes nerve pain from herpes zoster
- Neuropathy - Diabetic neuropathy, nerve damage
- Back Pain - Especially nerve-related pain
- Carpal Tunnel - Nerve compression pain
โก ืืืื ืขืฆืืื ืืจืืคืื
- ืืืื ืขืฆืืื: ืืฉืื ืื ืืืจืืืื, ืกืืืืืงื, ื ืืง ืขืฆืื
- ืฉืืืงืช ืืืืจืช: ืืจืืืข ืืืื ืขืฆืืื ืืืจืคืก ืืืกืืจ
- ื ืืืจืืคืชืื: ื ืืืจืืคืชืื ืกืืืจืชืืช, ื ืืง ืขืฆืื
- ืืืื ืื: ืืืืืื ืืื ืืงืฉืืจ ืืขืฆืืื
- ืชืกืืื ืช ืืชืขืื ืืงืจืคืืืช: ืืื ืืืืกืช ืขืฆืืื
๐ฅ Wound & Burn Healing
- Burns - Sunburn, minor burns, scalds
- Wounds - Cuts, scrapes, abrasions
- Anti-Inflammatory - Reduces inflammation, swelling
- Antibacterial - Prevents infection
- Bruises - Speeds healing
๐ฅ ืจืืคืื ืคืฆืขืื ืืืืืืืช
- ืืืืืืช: ืืืืืืช ืฉืืฉ, ืืืืืืช ืงืืืช, ืืืืืืช ืืื
- ืคืฆืขืื: ืืชืืื, ืฉืจืืืืช, ืฉืคืฉืืคืื
- ืื ืื ืืืงืชื: ืืคืืืช ืืืงืช, ื ืคืืืืช
- ืื ืื ืืงืืจืืืื: ืืื ืข ืืืืื
- ืืืืจืืช: ืืืืฅ ืจืืคืื
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๐ Properties
Absorption: Depends on base oil
Shelf Life: 1 year
Best For: Nerve pain, burns, wounds, shingles
Color: Deep red (hypericin)
๐ก How to Use
Nerve Pain: Massage into affected area 2-3x daily
Burns: Apply gently to sunburn, minor burns
Shingles: Apply to painful areas
Wounds: Apply to clean wounds
Back Pain: Massage into lower back
ืฉืืืืฉ: ืืืื ืขืฆืืื, ืืืืืืช, ืฉืืืงืช ืืืืจืช, ืคืฆืขืื, ืืืื ืื
โ ๏ธ Safety
โ ๏ธ PHOTOTOXIC: Avoid sun exposure for 12-24 hours after use
Drug Interactions: May interact with medications (consult doctor)
Pregnancy: Consult healthcare provider
Storage: Cool, dark place
Shelf Life: 1 year
External Use Only
ืืืืจื: ืจืขืืืืช ืืืจ - ืืืื ืข ืืืฉืืคื ืืฉืืฉ 12-24 ืฉืขืืช | ืืื ืืจืืงืฆืืืช ืชืจืืคืชืืืช: ืืชืืืขืฅ ืขื ืจืืคื
๐ References
Traditional European Herbal Medicine
Clinical Studies - Hypericum for nerve pain
Herbal Medicine - St. John's Wort