St John's Wort

Alternative names

Johnswort, Amber, Touch-and-Heal, Goat weed, Hardhay, Klamath Weed, Rosin Rose, Hypericum, Tipton Weed, St. John's Wort, Жълт кантарион

St John's wort is the plant species Hypericum perforatum,; also, with qualifiers, used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum. Therefore, H. perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it. Approximately 370 species of the genus Hypericum exist worldwide with a native geographical distribution including temperate and subtropical regions of North America, Europe, Asia Minor, Russia, India, and China.

Medicinal uses

St. John's wort is widely known as a herbal treatment for Depression