Is St Johns Wort available in liquid form and if so, where?

Question

I felt less stressed when taking St Johns Wort but have much difficulty swallowing any pills. Please help if you know if I can buy in liquid form. Thanks. Holidays are particularly hard for me so if you have any other suggestions, would greatly appreciate.

Answer 1

Look for it in tincture form at a health food store.

Try this link to purchase online:
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=BB-1411

Answer 2

Look up bioforce - its a brand name from a reputable company run by Jan de Vires - he is a dutch homeopath / alternative medicine Dr. He practices all around Europe and is extremely highly recommended. Do a yahoo search - Im not sure if St Johns comes in a tinniture form, Im sure it does though. Try aromotheraphy to de stress which can help relieve anxiety and depression - lavender is good. Take care - hope this helps.

Answer 3

The liquid or tincture form would be the traditional medicinal presentation of this herb, which has been used in Europe for hundreds of years. In addition to the brand names mentioned here, another high-quality manufacturer in the USA is Gaia Herbs in Harvard, MA.

The plant seems to have a textbook-perfect effect upon you. It is a gentle herb and should produce a very slight improvement in mood, a slight uplifting, when it's working well.

The original and most ancient use of St John's wort is as a wound healer. This precedes its use as a mild anti-depressant. Thus the plant is macerated in almond or olive oil, for days/weeks/many weeks depending upon the protocol, to produce a beautiful cherry-red oil. This can be massaged upon aching or injured muscles, joints and scar tissue.

Have you ever tried to find this plant growing in the wild? The fact is, it's extremely prolific, growing everywhere in North America and also in England and northern Europe. You could take a field trip with a herbologist or even take a course, so as to be able to identify not only the plant but also the kind of organic non-polluted growth sites you should gather from. Myself, I gather St John's wort from organic farms in the country and at my sister's country house by a clean lake.

The flowers, buds and leaves of this plant are harvested in late June or early July. Some are dried to be used later for teas and infusions. Some are infused in vodka right away to make fragrant tinctures - St. Johns' wort has an unforgettable woodsy signature and a taste to match - and some tinctures in turn become delicious syrups and cordials.

Perhaps most remarkable of all, the cherry-red oil is eventually whipped up into a pretty pale-pink skin cream in a recipe that combines it with organic beeswax, comfrey oil, plantain oil, lavender and bergamot essential oils, rosebud-steeped witch hazel ... I give jars of this cream away to friends every time I make up a recipe and it's greatly in demand!

I wasn't surprised about five or six years ago when this plant volunteered in my backyard city garden. Wild medicinal plants often "arrive" like this in herbologists' gardens, I have at least six medicinal plants that have showed up by themselves and St. John's wort is one. In the early spring, the small green shoots taste divine. It's that herbal signature crushed in the taste buds. I once wrote an article called Anti-depressant Salads, because there are quite a few delicious edible wild plants with delicate anti-depressant properties, and they can all go into an early spring green salad.

I'm glad St. John's wort works for you, and I hope you'll find a way to welcome the actual plant itself into your life.

Answer 4

Yes, it is available & it is a good alternative to pills because it might be easier for you to regulate the dosage. GNC might still sell it or look online (try the word "tincture").

Answer 5

Try any health food or vitamin store like GNP

Answer 6

yes.
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