Homemade St. John’s wort oil

St John’s wort oil formula

•  1 cupful of St John’s wort fresh flowers
• olive oil

Hypericum flowers macerating in oil

Preparation:

• Pour the flowers in a bottle
• Add olive oil to cover them well.
• Put the mix in a warm area or in the sun during 15 or 20 days.
• Shake the bottle once or twice a day.
• After this time, having the liquid gathered the typical dark red color, press the flowers well and strain the liquid.
• Keep it in a clean, dry and dark container in a cool place.
• If well stored, it can be used for a year.

How to use it?

Apply it with a gauze on the affected part of the body for: cuts, scratches, puncture wounds, chafing, burns, scars or whatever sores in the skin.