Tarnicus: I know the plant you speak of well as it grows wild where I live.
Hypericum perforatum aka St John's Wort, a very good anti-depressant and easy to identify. The flowers are yellow but turn red when crushed. Leave in a dark jar with an oil such as olive oil, sealed airtight and in 3 weeks the actives will leech into the oil to provide an even dosage. One teaspoon per day does wonders but can have the side effect of photo-sensitivity.
And with that said, it is time for me to head to rest. Take care everyone and thanks for some wonderfully stimulating, enlightening and enjoyable conversation. I'm not sure if I will get a chance to be back on before I go bush, but I will if I can. Favourite this thread to see a massive giveaway with games from this sale and others. I will create the giveaway and link it here when I return, which at this point is "when I am healthier and ready to"
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Turtlesaur: yeah that one. But wait dont go yet, that .. 1 teaspoon per day, you dont mean we should drink it right?
But on the other hand, if you say side effect could be x vision, im all for it.
ah and im off too for a bit, so cya all and thanks for making insomnia sale so much fun. My first gog sale and i really loved it. Even with $ value going out of hands. someone do something about it ffs, soon enough everything except $ is going to be worthless :D
Yes St John's Wort can be and is taken internally (besides the application you mentioned, which I haven't tried before). The best advice I can give is to use what works to you. Some will swear by it, others will say it is useless. We are a complex make-up of genetics and environment, and are the product of all of our ancestors. It is very easy for something to work on one person and not another as a result. Our systems also build up resistance, as do the little parasites within that we all carry. Mine are immune to amoxycillan (antibiotic) and yet garlic still works wonders. The same lesson can be applied to diet (which is medicine), where we thrive with a varied diet sourcing nutrition from various sources. I generally use my senses to determine that. When something tastes delicious, I am in need of it. When I consume it too much, it doesn't taste so good anymore and I can swap the source to get similar nutrition.
I prefer food to pills and herbal preparations to chemical extracts, but that is my preference and not one that I try to ram down other people's throats like I used to :)