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What It Is Used For

St. John's wort has been used for centuries to treat mental disorders and nerve pain.
In ancient times, herbalists wrote about its use as a sedative and a treatment for malaria, as well as a balm for wounds, burns, and insect bites.

 

Today, St. John's wort is used by some for depression, anxiety, and/or sleep disorders.

Depression *- St. John's wort is helpful in the therapy of mild to moderate depression with fewer side effects than conventional pharmaceutical antidepressants. The effect of St. John's wort may be noticed the first day, but often it takes a few days or weeks for the full benefits of St. John's wort to occur. Some studies indicate that St. John's wort may be as good an antidepressant as some of the SSRIs such as Prozac and Zoloft. A 6 week double blind study using a combination of St. John's wort, valenian, and passion flower found the combination to be effective in treating mild depression.

 

The dosage used was **0 mg for St. John's wort, **0 mg for valerian, and **0 for passionflower taken once daily. Other supplements used for depression include *-HTP which is a serotonin precursor, SAM-e which is very potent and needs to be used in low dosages, and Tryptophan, which converts into serotonin. If your doctor approves, you can take one capsule of St. John's wort in the morning and half a capsule of a *0 mg 5 HTP in the afternoon or evening. Some people find the low dose combination of 5 HTP and St. John's wort to be helpful. 

PMS *- St. John's wort has been found to be partially helpful in treating PMS.

Weight loss *- St. john's wort may be helpful in appetite control when combined with other natural supplements.

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 How It Is Used

The flowering tops of St. John's wort are used to prepare teas and tablets containing concentrated extracts