Saint John’s Wort is available in tinctures, capsules / pill form, teas, homeopathic remedies, oils, and salves. Most people tend to use the tincture form in the winter months to help with seasonal affective disorder and depression. Others will take it as a tea or in the pill form, as it can tend to be a little harsh on the stomach. Homeopathic Hypericum perforatum has been used for nerve pain, especially for post-surgical pain. St. John’s Wort Oil and St. John’s Wort Salve are used topically for cuts, scrapes, burns, and bug bites.
St. John’s Wort is widely used in Europe. In most countries is available over the counter. In Ireland, a prescription is required. In the US, the FDA has not approved the use of St. John’s Wort as a prescription drug or for over the counter use for depression. Although it is currently unregulated in the US, it is still widely used and available.