St. John’s Wort

Latin name: Hypericum performatumFamily: Hypericaceae DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERISTICS  Growing abundantly in the US and Europe in valleys, meadows, fields and roadsides, St Johns Wort (SJW) is often considered a noxious, pesky weed. It produces abundant seeds. Russian folk medicine calls SJW Zveroboi meaning “beast killer” or “killing the beast”. It is specially cultivated on plantations where…