It has been considered a magical medicinal plant, we find it in many of the traditions surrounding the festivity of San Juan. It is not just anybody, as in the Middle Ages it was also used to scare the devil, placing it as a protector on the portal. In some parts of Euskal Herria we continue to place ourselves in the herb and flower branch of St. John's Day just in case.

From him wrote Dioskorides, a physician of the Roman army in the first century, and we see that his studies established many formulas, widely used since then. Its goal is to relieve pain, as well arimic as the body, so it is a used antidepressant. Today, as then, is good at dealing with the multiple pains that war produces. Everyone will know their battles, even if they are not soldiers…

The flower contains flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, carotenoids, phytosterols, pectin, essential oils, hypericine, hyperoside, hiperforine, essential oil and red pigment and only some of these ingredients are leaves. We will therefore try to use the flower. Open flower, wrapped in a sunny day, according to experts. These components are sedatives and antidepressants, and also serve for the treatment of anxiety, nervousness and insomnia caused by them.

In outdoor use, they macerate in olive oil and undergo a quarantine in the sun, forming a red gold oleate. Rubbing on the skin with it empty will treat muscle hardness and inflammation. The use of vacuum oleate is a good antibacterial to treat wounds, ulcers, burns and scratches. It is suitable for open wound and blow together, as well as for postoperative wounds. Its use in winter is recommended for circulation protection, to prevent shadows.

You may have side effects from medicinal plants or antidepressant drugs: stomach problems, nervousness, headache, nausea, hunger, dry mouth and itching. Its use is not recommended. It is not compatible with many drugs, the psychiatrist should decide their convenience when taking medicines for mental illness. It cannot also be used when taking analgesics, anaesthetics, contraceptives, antiretrovirals, digoxin, thyroxine, antiarrhythmic and oncological drugs. In all these cases rejection is certain.

In case of infusions or tinctures, ointments or application of oleate on the skin, you do not have to sunbathe, as on the skin we will have spots. Thus, its use is recommended only in winter. It is not available during pregnancy and lactation.