Little to one of the most mysterious and expected moments of the year is missing: the Night of San Giovanni, which falls between 23 and 24 June. Since ancient times, in the night in which San Giovanni Battista was born, purifying and propitiatory rites are celebrated to welcome the arrival of the summer (the anniversary is, in fact, strictly connected to the summer solstice).
In our country the custom of collect flowers and herbsincluding thehypericum, Plan that has become one of the symbols par excellence of the night of San Giovanni.
The hypericum, also known as St. John’s grass, represents a very useful natural remedy in the event of sunburn and erythema. In addition, it boasts healing and antispasmodic properties. According to popular legends, this always green herbaceous plant helped to remove the evil spirits and was a powerful lucky charm. Today, however, hypericum is used to be also an effective antidepressant, which helps to fight anxiety and find good mood.
In pharmacies and herbalists there are several hypericum products: one of the best is certainly the oleolite, from the emollient and antioxidant action and perfect for alleviating solar burns. Let’s find out how to prepare it at home in a few steps.
Hyperician oleoltyh: how to prepare it
First take a large glass jar and fill it halfway with the hyperician flowers collected recently. Add extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil up to 2 centimeters from the edge of the jar.
Close it hermetically and keep it in a cool and dry place for a couple of weeks. Then expose it for about a week to expose the sun until the oleoluitary takes on the characteristic red color. Shake the jar once a day.
Once ready, filter it and divide it into bottles to be sheltered from the light. The homemade oleacolito is kept up to about ten months. You can use it for muscle frictions, soothe sunburn or as massage oil.
You may also be interested in:
