Why is the plant St. John's wort called so? and got the best answer
Answer from *KLIMA*. RE[guru]
St. John's wort is the formidable name of a very modest-looking herb. It is now difficult to say which belief and origin of this name one should give preference to. An amulet grass that protects a person from a wild beast? Or from illness? In the Poltava region they gave him the name hvoroboy, and in Kazakh he is jeraboy - “healer of wounds.” Or maybe because it kills the beast, mows it down left and right? After all, if a cow, sheep or horse eats it, they will become seriously ill.
One way or another, St. John's wort in Rus' has always been considered a herb for ninety-nine diseases: “Just as you can’t bake bread without flour, you can’t cure a person without St. John’s wort.”
One day a hunter came across a dead animal. He examined him - there were no wounds, not even a small scratch on him. And the beast was huge, with fangs - a boar of boars, it was fitting for him to be called a king among his relatives. Who could have knocked him down, the hunter thought. He began to examine the boar carcass again and finally found the answer: a bunch of grass with yellow flowers was clamped in the predator’s teeth.
Does this herb really kill animals? There are albinos among animals and animals - their skin is completely white or with large white spots. This is explained by the fact that the skin of these animals lacks pigment - a coloring substance, which means it is not protected from sunlight. And as soon as St. John's wort gets into the body of an albino, blood circulation is immediately disrupted. Unprotected areas of the skin receive elements that make them vulnerable to sunlight, and then the animal can die.
St. John's wort is a wonderful remedy for burns and heals wounds. This was used even at the famous Olympic Games in noble Athens, healing wounds after competitions. Paracelsus ranked St. John's wort among his favorite plants. Pliny and Dioscorides wrote about him. In Rus' it was considered a herb for 99 diseases. Colds, tuberculosis, kidneys, oncology, osteochondrosis and much more... Truly a magical herb. But it helps against another disease... It may not be so dangerous at first glance, but from which I would like to escape and not meet with it for as long as possible - depression. The Latin name Hypericum means “blooming among the heather,” where the first plants of this species were found. There are a lot of opinions about the name, not just the one above... Some believe that the name comes from the words hyper (above) and eicon (reflection). According to other authors, the name comes from the verb upereidofal (to look into the distance, to show oneself), indicating the presence of transparent spots on the leaves of the plant. Another opinion: the name comes from hypo (under) and erikn or ereikn (heather), i.e. a plant growing under heather. Finally, some botanists believe that the name comes from hyper (over) and eikon (image in the sense of ghost), referring to people's belief in the mysterious properties of the plant to drive away spirits or because the plant grows on old monuments.
And Catholics call St. John's wort the herb of John the Baptist. Intense flowering of St. John's wort occurs on June 24th. This day marks the birth of one of the most revered saints - John the Baptist and Baptist of the Lord. And some believe that while the executioner was carrying the head of John the Prophet to Herod’s palace, several drops of his blood fell to the ground. In the place where the blood dripped, grass grew and absorbed it - this was St. John's wort.
There is also a legend about the origin of St. John's wort: this plant grew under the cross on which Christ was crucified, and that is why it received healing powers from his blood.
Answer from NesTes[guru]
when ingested, it has a photosensitizing effect, i.e. animals that eat it are susceptible to sunburn
Answer from SOROSHA I[guru]
probably because it kills animals?..:-))
Answer from AA[guru]
By phonetic similarity. Derived from the Kazakh “jerambay”, which means “healer of wounds”.
Answer from Arkady Abdullaev[guru]
St. John's wort is a medicinal plant. The word “beast” is a common Slavic word of Indo-European origin, “fight” comes from the verb “to beat”, which is also of Indo-European origin. The name of the plant is originally Russian. It is a re-formulation - due to the folk etymological similarity with the word "beast" - of the word "diroboy", the addition of "dira" (hole) and "fight". The plant is named for its leaves covered with small holes. The Latin name of the plant is Hypericum perforatum, where perforatum is the participle of perforare (“to bore, to pierce through”).]
The St. John's wort family includes more than 10 genera and many species, but in Russia the most famous St. John's wort, or St. John's wort. This plant can be found in any region of the country - except that it is not in the tundra, and in general it is distributed throughout Eurasia, from the shores of the Atlantic to Eastern China. St. John's wort is unpretentious: it has also conquered other continents and islands of the planet, and is famous everywhere for its medicinal properties - with its help, people are successfully treated for dozens and even hundreds of various diseases.
Why "St. John's wort"?
We have many bright names for it: good blood, sickleweed, Svetoyansk potion, red herb - we will simply call it St. John's wort.
Why is it called that? Beats animals? We can say this: it has long been noted that domestic animals that eat St. John's wort on pasture can get sick: their sensitivity to UV radiation increases; Accordingly, animals (usually horses and sheep) with a white color or with a large number of white spots suffer. This effect, photosensitization, is caused by the pigment hypericin, an active substance whose presence explains the effectiveness of St. John's wort in the treatment of depression. A more beautiful version is associated with the Kazakh name “dzhabray” - “healing wounds”; The words don't sound too similar, but everyone can think as they like.
In Rus', St. John's wort has always been considered a “miracle herb”, capable of protecting children and adults from scary dreams and evil spirits - they stuffed mattresses with it, mixing it with straw and thyme. It was also believed that St. John's wort could protect against attacks by predatory animals - the origin of the name can also be associated with this; Moreover, in Germany they believed that devils were afraid of this herb.
Even earlier, St. John's wort was described in their works by the great doctors of antiquity, from Hippocrates to Avicenna, so it has been well studied, and modern medicine there is no doubt about its healing properties.
Useful properties and composition of St. John's wort
- a herbaceous perennial with a straight stem, growing over the summer to about 1 m. St. John's wort is harvested during the flowering period, and it blooms all summer with golden-yellow five-petaled flowers; Its leaves are quite ordinary - green, smooth, oblong. Despite the name - “perforated”, there are no holes in them, but looking at the light, you can see that the leaves seem to be translucent: it turns out that they are “completely stuffed” with pinpoint glands with light essential oil. The medicinal raw material is grass - the tops of plant stems with leaves, flowers and a small amount of unripe fruits.
In addition to hypericin and essential oil, St. John's wort contains many other substances with various biological activities, and their percentage is quite high. These are flavonoids - hyperoside, which has a cardiotonic effect and increases the strength of heart contractions; quercetin, which reduces inflammation, swelling and spasms, etc.; tannins, resins, carotene, vitamins, PP, group B, carotene; anthocyanins – coloring glycosides that strengthen blood vessels and destroy harmful bacteria; alcohols, alkaloids; saponins - compounds that have tonic, diuretic, expectorant and other properties, etc.
The use of St. John's wort. St. John's wort infusion and decoction
St. John's wort is used in medicine in various dosage forms: tincture, decoction, water infusion and tea. To heal burns, ulcers, boils and skin diseases, St. John's wort oil is often used - the herb powder is infused with almond oil for about a month.
Decoctions and infusions of dry herbs are most often used; they can be cooked different ways. To treat skin inflammations, gargle and mouthwash, for oral administration, 15 g of crushed dry raw materials are poured into an enamel bowl with 200 ml of boiling water and heated in a water bath for 20 minutes, preventing the contents from boiling. The cooled and strained broth is divided into 3-4 parts and used throughout the day; If necessary, prepare a new portion.
A slightly different method: 10 g of raw material is poured into 200 ml of cold water, brought to a boil, reduced to low heat, and cooked for another 3-5 minutes. Keep for half an hour in a closed container and filter, add cooled boiled water to 200 ml. Drink 1/3 glass half an hour before meals, three times a day.
Infusions are easier to prepare. Usually 1 tbsp. raw materials are poured into 200 ml of boiling water in a thermos, filtered after 40 minutes, and drunk in equal portions in three doses, half an hour before meals.
For anemia, brew 3 tbsp. a mixture of herbs (St. John's wort - 3 parts, white marigold flowers and blackberry leaves - 2 parts each) with boiling water (600 ml), also in a thermos, filter after 3 hours. Drink a glass 3 times a day.
To gargle and rinse the mouth, for periodontal disease, pharyngitis, etc., brew the following mixture with boiling water (600 ml): St. John's wort and blackberry leaves, 2 tablespoons each, chopped fresh aloe leaf - 1 tablespoon. Close the container, filter after 20 minutes and use the infusion for its intended purpose.
Tea with St. John's wort is drunk as a tonic drink, mixed with other herbs or regular tea. It is especially useful in winter, to maintain the body's strength and protect against colds. Regular high-quality black tea is mixed with St. John's wort 3:1, brewed, steeped for 5 minutes and drunk with sugar, honey or jam.
Vitamin tea made from St. John's wort and rosehip perfectly provides prevention of colds and heart diseases. They also put less St. John's wort in it than rose hips - otherwise it will be bitter. Such teas are always drunk freshly brewed, without leaving them “for later.”
St. John's wort in cooking and dietetics
Dry St. John's wort, ground or ground into powder, makes a good seasoning for vegetables, salads, meat and fish dishes, but it should be used in moderation. St. John's wort is often added to canned fish. The balsamic taste and smell of St. John's wort makes it an excellent addition to alcoholic drinks: bitters, wines, balms, tonics, etc.
Decoctions and teas are used in dietetics to cleanse the intestines of “deposits” and toxins. A decoction prepared from 3 tbsp. St. John's wort herb and 1 liter of water, taken for a month, 1/2 cup before meals.
To speed up metabolism, use an infusion: 1 tsp. herbs are poured in a liter hot water in a thermos for 4 hours. Take for 2 months, 1/2 cup 4 times a day. For the same purposes, you can prepare an infusion of St. John's wort and yarrow, taking the herbs 1:1: the benefits will be no less, and the taste will become more pleasant.
Contraindications and precautions
St. John's wort has quite a few contraindications for use.. It should not be taken by children under 12 years of age or by pregnant women; simultaneously with taking antidepressants, painkillers and contraceptives; with hypertension, in the acute period of ARVI.
For serious chronic diseases You need to be careful with St. John's wort, and be sure to consult a doctor. However, even “conditionally” healthy people should not take its drugs uncontrollably: with long-term use, problems with the liver and stomach may begin, and exposure to direct rays of the sun on the skin or a long stay on the beach can result in burns or heat stroke, especially for people with fair complexions.
(perforated) – this is medicinal herb. It can be found in clearings, forest edges, in sparse oak and birch groves, among bushes, along the edges of fields, in meadows and forest belts.
Of the large family of St. John's wort (and there are more than 50 species), only St. John's wort is classified as and used in official medicine.
Description of St. John's wort
- perennial herbaceous plant up to one meter high, has one or more straight cylindrical stems with two longitudinal ribs, branched at the top. The leaves are oblong or elliptical, up to three centimeters long and one and a half centimeters wide, with translucent pinpoint glands scattered over the surface of the leaf. The flowers are golden-yellow, up to three centimeters in diameter, collected in corymbose or broadly paniculate inflorescences at the tops of the stem and shoots. The flower has five petals.
Origin of the name St. John's wort
Its "hunting" Name grass St. John's wort received because animals that eat it develop swelling on the ears, around the mouth and eyes, which often turns into excruciatingly painful ulcers. At the same time, animals inflict deep, difficult-to-heal wounds on themselves - by biting, hitting trees and the ground. The animal's suffering sometimes ends in death.
Healing properties of St. John's wort
Healing properties of St. John's wort known since ancient times. In Rus' this plant was called herbal remedy for 99 diseases and used in treatment migraine, lungs, hypertension, for diseases respiratory tract, internal organs, for mastitis, cough, hemorrhoids.
And now traditional medicine and homeopathy widely use this unique thing. Didn't ignore him and scientific medicine. Preparations made from St. John's wort are used as a wound healing agent for burns, furunculosis, carbuncles, for treatment ulcers as a remedy that relieves spasms blood vessels and improving blood supply to internal organs. Aqueous infusions of St. John's wort are used in veterinary practice in the treatment of certain diseases of domestic animals.
St. John's wort herb harvested during flowering from June to August, cutting off the upper parts of the stems, leaves, flowers, buds and unripe fruits.
Unfortunately, mass collection of this healing herb can lead to its complete disappearance. Numerous amateur gardeners and owners of personal plots can help preserve and increase stocks of St. John's wort. Growing it is not difficult. To do this, dried seeds are sown in late autumn without embedding in soil that has been previously dug and enriched with fertilizers.
The dates for collecting St. John's wort are indicated in.
WHY IS St. John's Wort CALLED SO?
The bright yellow flowers of St. John's wort open in midsummer. It grows in damp places in meadows and swamps, and even just in shallow water near river banks, and in sand, and on rocky areas, and in bushes, and near roads. It can also be found high in the mountains, in alpine meadows.
Bright, but nectar-free flowers of St. John's wort are pollinated by flies, bumblebees, butterflies, and bees. Many of its light and small seeds are carried by wind and rain. If you break the stalk of St. John's wort, blood-red juice will appear. For this reason, in ancient times St. John's wort was credited with miraculous properties and was considered a cure for many diseases. Our people treat St. John's wort with respect. It is used as a hemostatic agent. It heals wounds, kills germs and stops inflammation and suppuration.
IN North America, in Australia and New Zealand, St. John's wort is considered a noxious weed. The fact is that the red pigment contained in the plant causes increased sensitivity of the white areas of the skin to sunlight in pets. Animals develop wounds on the head and body, their ears swell, they lose weight and may even die.
For humans, St. John's wort is a medicinal plant. Popularly, St. John's wort flowers are infused with sunflower or cottonseed oil and is used for wound healing. People believe that St. John's wort infusion helps with all sorts of ailments. Travelers brew its flowers and leaves instead of tea. It makes a pleasant drink. St. John's wort leaves contain essential oils, vitamins E and C. Preparations prepared from St. John's wort treat stomach and intestinal diseases. St. John's wort is used against worms and as a diuretic.
St. John's wort. Ivan's grass
You can’t bake bread without flour,
So without St. John's wort you cannot cure a person.
Folk saying
St. John's wort- one of the most famous wild medicinal plants. This is a low herbaceous plant with yellow-orange flowers. It blooms at the end of June and blooms throughout the summer. St. John's wort (also called common or pierced-leaved) is a perennial herbaceous plant 30-80 cm in height. It grows in dry, well-lit places - sparse pine and mixed forests, in forest clearings and edges, in clearings, in meadows, near roads, along the edges of fields, in abandoned arable lands, in oak forests, in birch groves, in meadow steppes. St. John's wort grows in forest zones throughout almost all of Europe and Western Siberia.
St. John's wort (St. John's wort, perforated St. John's wort, St. John's wort, St. John's wort, St. John's wort, St. John's wort, St. John's wort, St. John's wort). The Latin name of the genus Hypericum means growing among heather, which is associated with the habitat of the first species of this genus found. There are several opinions about the origin of the plant's name. Perhaps the name comes from the words hyper (over) and eicon (reflection). According to other authors, the name comes from the verb upereidofal (to look into the distance, to show oneself), indicating the presence of transparent spots on the leaves of the plant. Another opinion is that the name comes from hypo (under) and erikn or ereikn (heather), i.e. plant growing under heather. Finally, some botanists believe that the name comes from hyper (over) and eikon (image in the sense of ghost), referring to people's belief in the mysterious properties of the plant to drive away spirits, or because the plant grows on old monuments.
How did the Russian name come about - St. John's wort? It has long been noted that St. John's wort can make domestic animals sick, and only white-spotted or white animals get sick. Sheep and horses are most often affected. It turned out that the pigment hypericin contained in St. John's wort makes non-pigmented areas of the skin especially sensitive to sunlight. But there is another opinion - the name comes from the Kazakh word “dzhabray”, which means healer of wounds.
The names of St. John's wort in Slavic languages and dialects are extremely numerous and varied. The time of the beginning of flowering, approximately coinciding with the day of John the Baptist, is reflected in a whole group of names: Svyatoyansk grass, Svyatoyanskoe potion, Ukrainian. ivanok, sventoyanske zilya, white. Sventayanskaya potion, holy woman, St. Ivana zelle, srbh. Ivanovka, Ivachitsa, Ivan's grass, St. grass. Ivana, floor stojanskie ziele, swietojanskie ziele, swietego Jana korzenie, old Czech. svateho Jana korenie, Sv. Jana bylina. Another group of names (Ivan's blood, krovavnik, krovovik, sevenfold blood, Ukrainian krivtsa, kravnik, God's krivtsa, Christ's blood, blood of Is. Christ, blood of St. Ivan, well done blood, white hare-kroў, Syamenova kroў, kryvaўnik, kryvavets, red herb, Czech krevnicek, krvavnik, meadow konjaca krej) is determined by the appearance of the plant: the leaves of some species are dotted with reddish spots, and the infusion is red, like the juice of the crushed petals. Ukr. prozirnik, Czech prostrelenec, Serbian shooter, extended here reflect another feature appearance plants - its leaves are covered with small transparent containers that look like holes (the same feature is reflected in the nomenclature name of one of the species - St. John's wort, or pierced-leaved).
Obviously, the name St. John's wort itself should also be included here, which may be the result of a folk etymologization of Ukrainian. hole punch or white jiroboy, with floor dziurawiec, as well as plakun, Ukrainian. Mother of God's tears. Transparent spots on the leaves of St. John's wort, which look like holes, could well evoke the idea of tears falling on the leaves, which is reflected in the name. The bright orange-yellow color of the petals obviously came from Ukrainian. firewoman, Croatian rusoglavec, Czech. rusohlavec. One of the legends explains those related to St. John's wort popular names, one way or another connected with blood. While the executioner was carrying the head of John the Prophet to Herod's palace, several drops of his blood fell to the ground. In the place where the blood dripped, grass grew and absorbed it - this was St. John's wort.
There is another legend about the origin of St. John's wort - it grew under the cross on which Christ was crucified, and received healing powers from his blood. In Serbian folk tradition This peculiarity of the color of the plant can be explained differently: this is the blood of St. The Mother of God, who during menstruation dripped onto the leaves of this plant, which is why they gave her the name: Mother of God grass, (and also Mother of God, Mother of God, gospino flower, gospina grass, gospino zeie). In the vicinity of Niš, there was another etiological story about the appearance of spots on the leaves of St. John's wort, however, also associated with the name of the Virgin Mary: after kneading the bread, she washed her hands, and from the drops that fell on this plant, the leaves got their spots. Perhaps this story also explains the Serbian name for St. John's wort pљuskavica (from pљuskati - “to splash, splash.” In the Czech Republic, the existence of transparent containers on the leaves of the plant was explained by the fact that the devil, very angry, pierced all its leaves with a needle and released healthy juice.
In the old days, St. John's wort was considered a magical plant. In rural areas, when filling children's mattresses, they always added Bogorodskaya grass to the straw so that the child would have sweet dreams, and St. John's wort, so that the smell of this plant would protect the child from fright in his sleep. And grown-up boys and girls told fortunes on the stalks of St. John's wort. They twist it in their hands and see what kind of juice appears: if it’s red, it means it loves it, if it’s colorless, it means it doesn’t love it. The old people believed that St. John's wort drove away evil spirits, diseases and protected people from attacks by wild animals. IN medieval England and in Germany, bunches of St. John's wort herbs were hung on windows and doors, hidden under the threshold so that evil spirits would not penetrate the house. In Normandy, St. John's wort, collected on the night before Ivan Kupala, was considered a preventative against spoilage of cows. In Germany, people wove sashes from St. John's wort, then burned them in a fire lit in honor of St. John, thereby protecting themselves from evil spirits for a whole year. It was also believed that if a person wears the herb St. John's wort or puts its stems in his shoes, then neither devils nor sorcerers have power over him. In the 17th century St. John's wort was one of the 12 magical plants Rosicrucians.
At one time it was called "Fuga Daemonum" because it drives away evil spirits and prevents ghosts from entering and taking up residence in a house. It was used in love divination, as a remedy against female infertility and the machinations of witches, as well as to protect the house and its inhabitants from fire and lightning. The red spots on its leaves symbolized the blood of John the Baptist; it was believed that they appear every year on August 27, the day of the Beheading of the saint. Although, like all yellow flowers, St. John's wort always has magical properties, they are strongest on Midsummer's Day. It must be collected on an empty stomach in the early morning, before the dew has dried. If a young girl does this, she can be sure that she will get married this year, and if she puts it under her pillow at night, she will see her betrothed in a dream. If a childless woman goes naked into the garden and picks a St. John's wort flower, she will give birth before the next Midsummer. Similarly, any person who is overcome by evil spirits can collect St. John's wort on Ivan and thus be freed from his troubles. Since magic always works both ways, witches used St. John's wort in their spells, but it was generally considered more dangerous to them than useful.
An old rhyme says:
Clover, verbena, dill, St. John's wort Power will overpower any witches.
And of the four named, golden Ivan's grass was considered the most powerful.
In some regions, it was considered deadly to step on growing St. John's wort. If you do this, a magical horse will rise out of the ground and carry you away. You will have to gallop madly all over the place all night, and in the morning the horse will disappear, and you will find yourself in who knows where in who knows what circumstances, perhaps many miles from home. Another legend says that collecting St. John's wort at the right time is not easy, because it moves from place to place and eludes the collector. In many parts of the UK St. John's wort is still considered a lucky herb, although as the once great festival of Midsummer faded in importance, so did the plant's traditional importance. Although it remained in popular estimation the first of the herbs, it was not only used in sorcery and fortune telling on the day of the summer solstice - Midsummer's Day itself. St. John the Baptist had many plants under his care, including fennel, bracken, male fern, hare cabbage, ivy, plantain, daisy, verbena, field chamomile, wormwood and yarrow. Stowe, in his Survey of London, says that on Midsummer's Eve, houses in this city were decorated with lilies, birch, fennel, hare cabbage and, of course, Midsummer grass. All these plants possessed some kind of magical power, which doubled during this season. In addition, it was believed that flowers collected on this day last longer and the seeds germinate better.
St. John's wort played an important role in girls' fortune telling on Midsummer's Day: St. John's wort stems Czech girls twisted and looked - red juice - he likes it, green or colorless - he doesn’t like it. Serbian girls, wondering about marriage, on this day, before dawn, threw a wreath of St. John's wort onto the roof of the house: if she stays late, she won't get married this year; if she falls right away or flies over, she will get married. Continuing the theme of love magic, it should be said that Ivanovo flowers were also used as a love spell. In Belarus, the main love potion is St. John's wort flowers called Svyatoyansk flowers.
St. John's wort was widely considered a talisman. According to Russian popular belief, he “helps against damage and enemy power” (Nizhny Novgorod, Kostroma province). In Bosnia, it was believed that it protected from spells and witchcraft, as well as from evil spirits, so the dried fruits of St. John's wort were placed in amulets. In the Czech Republic, St. John's wort has long been considered an extremely powerful magical herb, which mainly had the power to drive away evil spirits, as well as the diseases sent by them. Dried St. John's wort was added to children's straw mattresses so that its smell would protect the child from fright in his sleep. It was believed that sorcerers run away when he “rings.” Polish women, six weeks after the birth of a child, spread St. John's wort around the room where the child lay and carried it with them to drive out the goddesses. In the area around Krakow it was believed that evil spirits did not like this plant and avoided it. A mother, trying to protect her newborn child from being replaced by goddesses, had to have St. John's wort with her, and also put it behind the baby's diaper and hang branches over the doors and in the windows. A similar superstition existed among the inhabitants of the Tatras, where St. John's wort was carried with them as a talisman against the devil. The folklore image of this plant can be seen quite clearly in the Belarusian phraseological unit give the Svyatoyansk potion: “If some guy falls in love with a girl and, overcoming all obstacles, tries to marry her, then they usually say - apparently she gave him the Svyatoyansk potion, not understanding everything by it in general, flowers and herbs, which are also called Holy ones, namely one of these two."
ABOUT medicinal properties St. John's wort was also written about by the famous ancient naturalists Hippocrates, Pliny and Dioscorides in their works. In the Middle Ages, St. John's wort was widely used to treat numerous diseases; it was used internally and externally; a wine infusion of St. John's wort was drunk as a preventative against cholera. In those distant times, both in Rus' and in Europe, St. John's wort was considered a magical plant; it was credited with the ability to drive away evil spirits and protect against witches and ghosts. And the reason for this is probably that when its flowers are rubbed, a bright purple juice is released, reminiscent of blood.
Among the peoples different countries there was a belief that St. John's wort has a special magical and healing power, if it is collected on the night before the holiday of Ivan Kupala (June 24, old style). By the way, this belief has a completely scientific explanation. At the end of June - beginning of July, the mass flowering of St. John's wort begins, at this time the above-ground part of the plant contains a maximum of active substances. In folk medicine it was used against depression, hallucinations and nervous disorders, and also as an analgesic. In Rus', St. John's wort was called "St. Ivan's potion." In England and America it is called St. John's grass. In addition to its use in the Midsummer fortune-telling described above, St. John's wort was often included in herbal teas(although the belief about strengthening healing properties it is on this day that it applies not only to St. John’s wort, but also to all other herbs). So, the Czechs collected St. John's wort along with other herbs and left them under the table for two days, believing that they would miraculously acquire healing powers. It was also woven into wreaths that were placed on the head when the fires of St. John were lit. In the vicinity of Jablonec, on the evening before Midsummer, they covered the bed with St. John's wort, hoping that at night the saint would come and lay his head on the prepared bed. If they saw the trace of his head on the herbs, they said that they became healing. There is a legend that St. John's wort, which blooms at noon on Midsummer's Day in Saalenstein Castle (in the Upper Franks), uprooted, helps to obtain hidden treasures.
St. John's wort is especially widely used in folk medicine. This is already indicated by such names as healthy-grass (for Hypericum perforatum), uraznitsa (for Hypericum quadrangulum), thornwort (for various species). The plant was used “internally to strengthen the stomach and for abdominal pain, as an infusion in water or vodka, also for chest pain, choking, cough, and externally for aches and bruises.” Ukrainians consider all types to be medicinal. St. John's wort is called "herb species 99". It was used (mixed with other plants) in the treatment of liver stones, gastrointestinal disorders, a number of women's diseases, lung diseases, inflammatory processes, abscesses, rashes, rheumatism, etc. In Bosnia, a decoction of St. John's wort was considered a cure for chronic coughs. It was also used as a hemostatic agent. In addition, St. John's wort was applied to wounds, believing that it would heal them and soothe the pain. In the Serbian tradition, it was used for coughs and asthma, menstrual irregularities, difficult childbirth, and abdominal pain; it was also applied to cuts and used against rabies. If a woman could not become pregnant due to witchcraft, then the priest had to bless this herb, then it was boiled and drunk in the morning on an empty stomach for several days; in addition, the woman had to carry it with her. In the Czech Republic, St. John's wort, collected on St. Ivan was mixed into the food of weak animals. During excavations of the ancient Slavic settlement of Biskutin, which existed 2500 years ago, 20 herbs were found, including St. John's wort. The State Archive of Ancient Russian Acts contains a letter issued to Voivode Romodanovsky, which ordered him to send St. John's wort herb to the Tsar's pharmacy in Moscow "by the pound every year." In Rus', it is associated with the belief that the grass protects against spells and temptations. St. John's wort was widely used in folk medicine in many countries as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially in the treatment of diseases of the bronchi and urogenital tract, hemorrhoids, and also as an external remedy that promotes the rapid healing of various skin lesions.
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St. John's wort is a perennial herbaceous plant, sometimes resembling a shrub. It is distinguished by unusual tetrahedral stems and bright yellow flowers that attract the eye. More than 100 species of this plant are known, which can most often be found in the Mediterranean, the tropics and countries of the Northern Hemisphere with a temperate climate. St. John's wort is commonly found in our country. You can meet it on rocky areas, meadows, clearings, near roads, river banks, and less often in forest thickets and mountains. Its leaves open around June-July, and they provide a lot of pollen to bees, especially in the morning. Knowledgeable people They brew flowers instead of tea - if you believe the reviews, they have a very pleasant aroma. Our ancestors considered St. John's wort a plant with miraculous properties, helping against many different diseases. So, it kills germs, heals wounds, and stops suppuration. St. John's wort is currently used to make some antidepressants. plant origin, which are used for mild forms of depressive disorders.
Well, now let's talk about the main thing - the name of the plant. The red pigment it contains has a strange effect on domestic and wild animals, causing them to become hypersensitive to light areas of the skin to sunlight. As a result, animals develop wounds and suppurations all over their bodies, they lose weight, and their ears swell. Sometimes they even die.
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Why is St. John's wort called that?
St. John's wort grows in damp places in meadows and swamps, along river banks, in sand, on rocky areas, near roads and in bushes. You can find it in alpine meadows and in the mountains. Its bright yellow flowers open in midsummer.
If you break the stalk of St. John's wort, blood-red juice appears. Therefore, in the old days this plant was credited with miraculous properties and was considered a cure for many diseases. People treat St. John's wort with respect. For humans, St. John's wort is a medicinal plant. It heals wounds, kills germs, and stops suppuration.
Travelers brew its flowers and leaves instead of tea. It makes a pleasant drink.
But St. John's wort is dangerous for pets. In North America, Australia, and New Zealand it is considered a noxious weed. The red pigment contained in the plant causes increased sensitivity of the white areas of the skin to sunlight in animals. Animals lose weight, they develop wounds on the head and body, and their ears swell. Sometimes this can even lead to the death of the animal. Hence the name - St. John's wort.
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The bright yellow flowers of St. John's wort open in midsummer. It grows in damp places in meadows and swamps, and even just in shallow water near river banks, and in sand, and on rocky areas, and in bushes, and near roads. It can also be found high in the mountains, in alpine meadows.
Bright, but nectar-free flowers of St. John's wort are pollinated by flies, bumblebees, butterflies, and bees. Many of its light and small seeds are carried by wind and rain. If you break the stalk of St. John's wort, blood-red juice will appear. For this reason, in ancient times St. John's wort was credited with miraculous properties and was considered a cure for many diseases. Our people treat St. John's wort with respect. It is used as a hemostatic agent. It heals wounds, kills germs and stops inflammation and suppuration.
In North America, Australia, and New Zealand, St. John's wort is considered a harmful weed. The fact is that the red pigment contained in the plant causes increased sensitivity of the white areas of the skin to sunlight in pets. Animals develop wounds on the head and body, their ears swell, they lose weight and may even die.
For humans, St. John's wort is a medicinal plant. Popularly, St. John's wort flowers are infused with sunflower or cottonseed oil and used to heal wounds. People believe that St. John's wort infusion helps with all sorts of ailments. Travelers brew its flowers and leaves instead of tea. It makes a pleasant drink. St. John's wort leaves contain essential oils, vitamins E and C. Preparations prepared from St. John's wort treat stomach and intestinal diseases. St. John's wort is used against worms and as a diuretic.
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WHY IS St. John's Wort CALLED SO?
The bright yellow flowers of St. John's wort open in midsummer. It grows in damp places in meadows and swamps, and even just in shallow water near river banks, and in sand, and on rocky areas, and in bushes, and near roads. It can also be found high in the mountains, in alpine meadows.
Bright, but nectar-free flowers of St. John's wort are pollinated by flies, bumblebees, butterflies, and bees. Many of its light and small seeds are carried by wind and rain. If you break the stalk of St. John's wort, blood-red juice will appear. For this reason, in ancient times St. John's wort was credited with miraculous properties and was considered a cure for many diseases. Our people treat St. John's wort with respect. It is used as a hemostatic agent. It heals wounds, kills germs and stops inflammation and suppuration.
In North America, Australia, and New Zealand, St. John's wort is considered a harmful weed. The fact is that the red pigment contained in the plant causes increased sensitivity of the white areas of the skin to sunlight in pets. Animals develop wounds on the head and body, their ears swell, they lose weight and may even die.
For humans, St. John's wort is a medicinal plant. Popularly, St. John's wort flowers are infused with sunflower or cottonseed oil and used to heal wounds. People believe that St. John's wort infusion helps with all sorts of ailments. Travelers brew its flowers and leaves instead of tea. It makes a pleasant drink. St. John's wort leaves contain essential oils, vitamins E and C. Preparations prepared from St. John's wort treat stomach and intestinal diseases. St. John's wort is used against worms and as a diuretic.
