Some research shows St. John’s wort can help treat depression and other medical conditions, but experts warn there are some downsides to this herbal supplement. St. John’s wort is natural. It’s an ...

Depression affects more than 300 million people around the world, including 1 in 10 adults in the US alone (1, 2). While many drugs effectively treat depression, some people prefer to use natural or ...

A recent Cochrane systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety of St. John’s wort extracts for the treatment of major depression (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008[4]:CD000448). The review ...

Which St. John’s wort supplements are best? St. John’s wort is an herbal supplement known to treat mild depression and anxiety. Its scientific name is Hypericum perforatum, and it dates back to ...

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St. John's wort may provide "only minimal benefits" against major depression and "perhaps no benefit" for prolonged depression, says a new report in The Cochrane Library. St. John's wort is an herbal ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 10 — In an 8-week, randomized trial reported in the April 10 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, St. John's wort was no better than placebo in the ...

The largest clinical trial performed to date on the popular herbal supplement St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) has found it to be no more effective than placebo for the treatment of a moderately ...

St. John's wort (H. perforatum). St. John's wort (Fig. 31.4–1) is widely used to treat and self-treat depressed mood. Constituents of St. John's wort function as serotonin reuptake inhibitors, ...

FOR people with severe depression, taking an extract of St John’s wort is at least as effective as the prescription drug paroxetine, according to Meinhard Kieser’s team at Dr Willmar Schwabe ...