LEGEND… St John’s Wort
A small series of more humble flowers from the garden.Hypericum perforatum, known as Perforate St John's-wort, St John's wort is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.
St. John's Wort has been used in medicine for over 2.400 years. It was used in ancient Greece and prescribed by Hippocrates and others for insanity, among other problems. It was also used in the Crusades to treat battle wounds.
It is associated with St. John the Baptist. It was gathered on St. John's Day and soaked in olive oil to create an anointing oil called the "Blood of Christ".
It is said that the red sap "bleeds" in August on the day when St. John was beheaded.
The ancient name Fuga Daemonum (Scare Devil) and the Latin name Hypericum ("over" + "apparition") attests to its usefulness in driving away evil spirits. The latter may also refer to the fact that it was hung over religious icons. It was hung in the home, and carried as a talisman. It was also used to protect from lightening strikes.
One legend says that if you step on a St. John's Wort plant, you will be stolen away by a faerie horse.
St. John's Wort was also used for divination of romance and longevity. St. John's Wort was hung over the beds of the members of a household to divine their longevity. The sprig that was most wilted the next morning indicated who would die the soonest.
Keeping a sprig under your pillow is said to grant you a vision of St. John who will promise that you will live another year. If no such vision comes, however… expect you will soon die.
All of these should, of course, be done on Midsummer or St John's Eve. LOL.
This is a bushy little perennial and very winter hardy.It is a medicinal herb with antidepressant activity and potent anti-inflammatory.
Flowers are used to produce a yellow dye. The stem produces a red dye.
In the garden St. John's Wort attracts bees.
In large doses, St John's wort is poisonous to grazing livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, horses).
Wishing you a bright day and thanx, M, (*_*)
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LEGEND… St John’s Wort
A small series of more humble flowers from the garden.Hypericum perforatum, known as Perforate St John's-wort, St John's wort is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.
St. John's Wort has been used in medicine for over 2.400 years. It was used in ancient Greece and prescribed by Hippocrates and others for insanity, among other problems. It was also used in the Crusades to treat battle wounds.
It is associated with St. John the Baptist. It was gathered on St. John's Day and soaked in olive oil to create an anointing oil called the "Blood of Christ".
It is said that the red sap "bleeds" in August on the day when St. John was beheaded.
The ancient name Fuga Daemonum (Scare Devil) and the Latin name Hypericum ("over" + "apparition") attests to its usefulness in driving away evil spirits. The latter may also refer to the fact that it was hung over religious icons. It was hung in the home, and carried as a talisman. It was also used to protect from lightening strikes.
One legend says that if you step on a St. John's Wort plant, you will be stolen away by a faerie horse.
St. John's Wort was also used for divination of romance and longevity. St. John's Wort was hung over the beds of the members of a household to divine their longevity. The sprig that was most wilted the next morning indicated who would die the soonest.
Keeping a sprig under your pillow is said to grant you a vision of St. John who will promise that you will live another year. If no such vision comes, however… expect you will soon die.
All of these should, of course, be done on Midsummer or St John's Eve. LOL.
This is a bushy little perennial and very winter hardy.It is a medicinal herb with antidepressant activity and potent anti-inflammatory.
Flowers are used to produce a yellow dye. The stem produces a red dye.
In the garden St. John's Wort attracts bees.
In large doses, St John's wort is poisonous to grazing livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, horses).
Wishing you a bright day and thanx, M, (*_*)
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved