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Tincture of St. John’s Wort
   
  St. John’s Wort in flower,
    finely powdered                         1 oz.
  Rectified S.V. (Brandy)                  8 oz.

Cover the herb with enough Spirit to cover it 4 finger breadths, and seal in a vessel. Steep for 8 days in a warm place; then filter. This will give a Ruby-colored Tincture of St. John’s Wort. White Sugar was often added to this Tincture.
Dose: 15–60 drops or more.

    ‘It is an excellent thing in all contumacious Diseases: It helps weakness, provokes Urine and the Terms, and is profitable for most diseases of the Reins and Bladder: It is also good against Melancholy, Stupidity and Trouble of Mind, and takes away all foolish Imaginations’. (Salmon)
    The Tincture of St. John’s Wort is also beneficial to move the Blood, clear Stasis and ease Pain. It has been much used traditionally for Pain including Migraine, Spinal Pain, Pain following Trauma including Internal Bruising etc. St. John’s wort was long used as a Wound herb.
    It also has a long history of use of Madness, Melancholy, Stupidity, Fear and Paranoia, Troubled Mind, and ‘Foolish Imaginations’, as well as for Witchcraft etc. Of course, modern usage has expanded this to Depression and Anxiety.
    Other uses include promoting Urine in Scanty and Difficult Urination, as well as for Incontinence and Bed-wetting; stopping Bleeding, including Vomiting or Spitting Blood, and Blood in the Urine.
    It is also effective for Fever, Infection (including Viral Infection), as well Venomous Bites and Stings.

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