Johanniskraut (Hypericum perfomtum L.) ist eine mächtige psychotrope Heilpflanze: Klinische Studien zeigen, dass der Heilerfolg von Johanniskraut bei leichten und mittleren Depressionen demjenigen synthetischer Medikamente entspricht (Faust 2000)
Bei Johanniskraut bestehen heute sehr präzise Vorstellungen über die molekulare Wechselwirkung zwischen Antidepressivum und Vorgängen im Nervensystem. Für einen anthroposophischen Ansatz ist es als Erweiterung zu den molekularen Modellvorstellungen wichtig, eine innere Anschauung des Zusammenhanges zwischen dem depressiven Menschen und der Heilpflanze Johanniskraut zu entwickeln. In dieser Arbeit wird versucht, von der Heilpflanze ausgehend ein solches bildhaftes Verständnis zu entwickeln. [...]
N1 -The connection between the appearance of Hypericum perfomtum and the clinical picture of depression is discussed. Through the method of presentation this paper attempts to enable recognition in a living imaginative way of the connections which extend beyond object-consciousness. H. perfomtum shows a qualitative displacement with respect to the plant archetype: pigments and oil are deposited in the leaves. These substances normally occur in the flowers (colouration) or the seeds (oil). In relation to the human being, this deposition is an image of the penetration of substances of the ego and will organisations into the feeling life. This corresponds to the pattern of depression described in the literature. H. perfomtum also shows a very reduced leaf metamorphosis. In the present context this is a picture of the situation in which the patient is no longer able to respond to sense impressions and becomes fixed. This is a symptom of depression.
The connection between the appearance of Hypericum perfomtum and the clinical picture of depression is discussed. Through the method of presentation this paper attempts to enable recognition in a living imaginative way of the connections which extend beyond object-consciousness. H. perfomtum shows a qualitative displacement with respect to the plant archetype: pigments and oil are deposited in the leaves. These substances normally occur in the flowers (colouration) or the seeds (oil). In relation to the human being, this deposition is an image of the penetration of substances of the ego and will organisations into the feeling life. This corresponds to the pattern of depression described in the literature. H. perfomtum also shows a very reduced leaf metamorphosis. In the present context this is a picture of the situation in which the patient is no longer able to respond to sense impressions and becomes fixed. This is a symptom of depression.