Medieval remedy. Oli de cop .Saint John's wort. Hipericum perforatum..

Опубликовано: 19 Июль 2026
на канале: Catalan and European ancient culture
179
19

In this video you can see how to make an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic remedy used from ancient times to today.

This remedy is known in Catalonia as stroke oil and was applied to reduce inflammation and ease strokes. Hipericum perforatumt is an herb known as Saint John's wort as it coincides with the period of maximum flowering and was the day it had to be harvested.
Since the time of the Greeks it was used to heal wounds and as a remedy for many ailments. Many current medications contain St. John's wort. It was used as anti-inflammatory, healing and in infusion against depression.
Doctors like Dioscorides already talked about its properties. It appears in medieval recipes where magical properties are attributed to it. Paracelsus, in the 16th century also speaks of it and it has not stopped being used until today.
If you like natural remedies, you can never run out of them at home. I hope you like my recipe