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Care and Cultivation In the early 1990s increased interest in St John’s Wort (Hypericum) medicines led to increased demand. Sustainable wild harvesting was becoming increasingly difficult. As Alfred Vogel’s principles required fresh organically-grown plants to be used in the production of remedies, the use of dried St John’s Wort was out of the question. So they began to look for the most suitable seeds to create a sustainable organically grown crop of these delicate plants. This was the only way the growing need for a quality remedies could be guaranteed without harming the wild stocks. Four years of research work ensued. One variety stood out from the rest as far as growth, blooming, cultivation and lack of susceptibility to disease were concerned. When in full bloom, the uppermost tips of the shoots of all plant types were tested for their content of ten different flavonoids, two hypericins, (hypericin and pseudohypericin) and hyperforin. The results showed that the chosen variety was superior to all the others and it is this variety that is now successfully cultivated by Bioforce and its contract farmers to ensure that A.Vogel Hypericum is sustainable and of the highest quality. 1190 |
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