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St. John's Wort (Hypericum Perforatum)Anti-Depressant .3% standardized Hypericin extract (each tablet contains 900 mcg. Hypericin) St. John's Wort is taken to improve mood (anti-depressant) and as an anti-viral. The scientific name for St. John's Wort is Hypericum Perforatum and grows in Europe, North Africa, Asia and western United States. |
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Although St. John's Wort is most well known as a treatment for mild to moderate depression, St. John's Wort has also shown to be effective in the treatment of:
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According to a report in The New York Times: In Germany, where studies have been conducted for nearly two decades, St. John's Wort is the leading anti-depressant, out selling PROZAC 4 to 1. German physicians prescribed 66 million daily doses on tablet or capsule form in 1994 alone. There has been no shortage of studies on St. John's Wort, which have appeared in such respected publications as the British Medical Journal and Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology and according to most studies, St. John's Wort works as well as PROZAC for mild to medium forms of depression without serious side effects. Also, AIDS researchers are currently investigating St. John's Wort for it’s antiviral activity.
Dr. Ray Sahelian, MD, expert on hormones, nutrients, and herbs, has released a new book called St. John's Wort : Nature’s Feel-Good Herb. In his book Dr. Ray Sahelian, MD, that the active ingredient of St. John's Wort - Hypericin, is associated with:
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October 11, 2002. The herb St. John's wort is used to treat mild to moderate depression and has also been used for skin injuries and burns. But recent research has found it to also possess antioxidant properties and to increase the liver's ability to detoxify chemicals. Through a series of experiments, researchers investigated the effect of St. John's wort on leukemia and glioma, a type of brain cancer. The experiments showed that St. John's wort can inhibit the growth of leukemia and glioma cells. Moreover, exposing St. John's wort to light appears to increase the anti-cancer properties of the herb.
SSRIs work by increasing the availability of serotonin in synapses (junctions between neurons) by blocking their reuptake.
5-HTP (5-hydroxytriptophan) works by increasing the cell’s output of serotonin.
St. John's Wort works like SSRIs in that it increases the availability of serotonin in synapses (junctions between neurons) by blocking their reuptake but also increases the availability of norepinephrine, which increases energy and alertness and dopamine, which increases the feeling of well-being.
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Supplement Facts
Serving Size 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container 90
| ONE CAPSULE PROVIDES: St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) 300 mg (.3% standardized extract [900 mcg Hypericin]) |
% Daily Value * ** |
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