This weekend was the large community fete here in Columbus , Ohio . We set up a booth for our farm and herbal institute and did quite a bit of sampling of our herbal ware . I ’m always intrigue to see what will be picked over the most by the end of any given result . It tell me so much about what is go on in the community at that meter .
This weekend our “ The Blues ” honey circulate was far and away the most sample . That happened only one other metre , and I was aghast because we were at a green festival in San Francisco . I think everyone there would be gay and pollyannaish because of all the sunshine . I was wrong . Those three Clarence Day used up almost an entire sample jar of The Blues . So here we are again , in the summer , experiencing plenty of sunlight and outdoor fun , yet everyone seems to be struggling with anxiety and depression .
When we were in San Francisco a customer propose I was drop the city positioning of the fete . With so much concrete , most mass feel disconnected from nature and tend to get grim . Perhaps there was a little of that this weekend , though the fete was in a beautiful park , so there might be some flaw to that theory .
The Lore Behind the HerbAs I was thinking of what to partake in with you to grow in ordination to combat depression and anxiety , I realized how well-timed it is . Now is the perfect time of year to harvest St. John ’s wort ( Hypericum perforatum ) . Traditionally , this herb has been picked around the feast of St. John on June 23 . St. John ’s wort has long been associated with St. John the Baptist , but even before then , this plant had quite a history in superstition and magic . It was picked around June 21 and brought into the house to guard off the evil eye .
petroleum of a Different ColorYou might line up many sort of St. John ’s wort in your local nursery , but it is important to find the correct kind . H. perforatumleaves , when book up to the Lord’s Day will contain large , revealing oil color stain . The plant can be rather perplexing . It is always see as a tall works but often when we first plant it , it tend to ladder along the ground and stay low . Do n’t worry , in the second year you will begin to see it spring up tall and proud .
St. John ’s wort blooms yellow , but it performs the most amazing alchemy when the flower are infuse in oil : They grow blood line red . I dead love to amaze children by crushing this heyday in my fingers to unwrap a red grunge . The oil , made each year at this time , is a topical marvel for blunt force trauma , damaged nerve termination and virus that cause innervation in the face . I also have it off it for healing sunburns .
beat out the BluesThe herb itself , specifically everything above the flat coat , can be tinctured or dry for usance as an anti - depressant . The sensitive has made a big dealabout steering clear of St. John ’s wort , but contrary to popular opinion , it does n’t act as an MAO inhibitor in the body . The plant surpass as a nervine — that is , a flora that targets the spooky arrangement — and most everyone is able to use it . In fact , I admit it in my “ The Blues ” blend .
Quite a few of jars of “ The Blues ” honey distribute weave out with young friends over the weekend . I ’m happy they are off to help , but of course we all get the best out of our medicinal drug if we take the clip to sit in the garden with these cheery plants as much as possible before harvest time .
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