Bearded man in a field of Hypericum perforatum 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 medicines, the purchase, or importation, of dried St John’s Wort was out of the question. So research began to find the most suitable seeds to create a sustainable organic crop of these delicate plants. Only in this way could the growing need for a quality medicine be guaranteed while in no way harming the wild stocks.

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