Avena Botanicals Hypericum Oil supports a healthy cytokine response after strenuous activity with a special affinity for the nervous system.*
In our gardens, yellow St. John's Wort flowers are hand-harvested at their peak potency around the summer solstice. We use a special, slow infusion process to create this magnificent deep red oil. St. John's Wort has a special affinity for the nervous system and, when used topically, can support a healthy response after strenuous activity, ease discomfort, and even support the integrity of the physical nervous system -- particularly at the periphery of the body --fingers, toes, the bottom of the spinal column. Can be used during pregnancy and postpartum or anytime to support healthy perineum tissue.
A soothing and effective oil to consider when tending to the skin after minor cuts, bruises, or burns. Supports the skin's normal repairing process. This oil can be used on areas of minor redness or mild irritation on the body and face. St. John's Wort can also be used in a massage oil blend or on its own for muscles needing some classic TLC. This magnificent oil supports circulation, helping joints, fingers, and toes maintain healthy flexibility and nimbleness.
Energetics: neutral/cooling, soothing, reparative.
Actions: Soothes soreness and strain after strenuous activity, antioxidant
When to reach for it: As a foot rub and hand and shoulder massage oil to support circulation, ease of movement, and sensation. During pregnancy and postpartum, for perineum support -- soothes and tone perineum tissues. After lots of sun exposure or other heat that causes mild skin irritations. When you want to support skin due to minor redness, irritation, or cuts and scrapes. As part of massage oil.
Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum
Part Used: Fresh and dried leaf and flower
Ingredients: Fresh St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) flowering tops^ infused in cold-pressed Olive oil^.
Suggested Use: As a perineum oil -- used daily, it soothes and tones perineum tissues. Rub oil on any skin needing TLC, or sore muscles and ligaments. Excellent massage oil for feet, fingers, shoulders and back.
Safety Considerations: For external use only, do not apply to broken skin.
Avena Botanicals values simplicity and the traditional ways of hand-crafting herbal products. They use simple tabletop tools instead of large, mechanized machines and they do not mass-manufacture.
This holistic and spiritually alive system of organic agriculture enlivens the soil, water, and plants along with the soul, spirit, and consciousness of humans. Biodynamic preparations and practices create herbal products that can benefit body, mind, and spirit and connect individuals to the source of their sustenance.
Since their inception in 1985, they have used no synthetic ingreidents, additives, or solvents of any kind in their herbal products or farming practices. Their on-site production facility only uses 100% biodegradable cleaning supplies.
Avena's products are produced on-site in their custom-built facility. You can take an herb walk through their gardens in the summer, while seeing smellIing baskets of herbs and flowers going into the facility, it doesn't get any more local than this.
Creating gentle, organic, high-quality herbal products that promote good health is their goal. They produce their products in small batches to ensure that their freshness and efficacy meet their high standards.
Avena's gardens are open to the public for a few select events each year. They are a peaceful sanctuary for people (and pollinators) to enjoy, learn in, and experience the gifts of nature. They host a handful of herb walks, classes, and retreats each summer, often accompanied by refreshing botanical sun tea.
These values remain constant in their thoughts, words, and actions. They care deeply about the health and well-being of the people and plants they serve and take extra care as they harvest the herbs and create products.
Despite the modern world's technological advances, many people around our planet remain unhappy and disconnected from nature. Avena's peaceful gardens, retreats, and hand-crafted herbal products assist people seeking to live in harmony with nature and with the spirit that connects all living beings.
They aim to create a working environment that embodies balance, health, and wellness. They ring a bell at noon for any staff who chooses to stop and meditate for 5-10 minutes. Their weekly staff meetings are held outdoors in summer and in a room overlooking the garden in winter. As a staff, they share yummy potlucks, birthday cakes, inspiring books, and garden walks.
Avena Botanicals is the first Demeter Certified Biodynamic farm in Maine. Biodynamic agriculture is a holistic and spiritually alive system of organic and ecological practices and philosophies based on the teachings of Dr. Rudolf Steiner. One of the core beliefs and practices of Biodynamic agriculture is to help heal the Earth.
Their hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's drying rooms and are immediately weighed and laid onto large screens. Most of these herbs are grown in Avena's three-acre gardens. They also collect a few herbs from nearby islands and meadows.
Over five hundred pounds of fresh, hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's apothecary annually and are thoughtfully prepared into herbal tinctures, elixirs, glycerites, and oils. Over 70% of these herbs come directly from Avena's Demeter Certified Biodynamic gardens. Their herbs are fresh, aromatic, sweet, bitter, pungent, and beautiful.
Avena's gardens have been purposefully planted with protective hedgerows and flowering plants that offer nectar and pollen to dozens of pollinators. Shimmering ruby-throated hummingbirds and various butterflies, honey bees and native bees fill their gardens with an array of colors, sounds, and personalities. The presence of pollinators fills hearts with joy and gratitude.
FDA Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
