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St Johns Wort Herbal Sress Reliever

Stress and depression go hand in hand and many of us suffer because of the rigors of today’s fast pace. Here are some interesting facts about a useful herb called St John’s Wort.

St. John's Wort is a plant (Hypericum perforatum: Hyperici herba), the leaf and flower of which have been used medicinally for centuries to treat a variety of illnesses and conditions

St Johns Wort has traditionally been used in Asia and Europe to support your body in fighting depression. Other historical uses include nervous conditions such as anxiety, sleep disorders, inflammation and bacterial infections. St Johns wort side effects are very minimal.

Meta-Analysis: An analysis of 23 clinical studies involving a total of 1757 patients concluded that St. John's wort is significantly more effective than placebo and as effective as standard antidepressant medications in the treatment of mild or moderate depression. (Linde, et al. 1996).

A new study on treatments for depression found that St. John's Wort outperformed the #1 selling antidepressant drug, Paxil. The researchers treated 251 patients with major depression with either a standard dose of the St. John's Wort extract (900 milligrams a day) or the antidepressant Paxil (20 milligrams a day).

Dosages of their treatment were increased in patients that did not show improvements. Neither the patients nor their physicians knew which treatment was being given.
At the end of six weeks, 71% of the patients taking St. John's Wort and 60% of those taking Paxil had responded to treatment, meaning that they showed measurable improvement. For St. John's Wort- treated patients, 50% were free of depression symptoms as opposed to 35% of the Paxil- treated patients.
The findings are published in the latest online edition of the British Medical Journal.

PLEASE NOTE: St. John's Wort is a powerful herb and should not be used in combination with other antidepressant herbal or pharmaceutical treatments. Follow instructions on the bottle.
In Europe and especially Germany, St. John's Wort is prescribed twice as often as standard antidepressants for depression. Other historical uses include:

• Nervous conditions, including anxiety, depression, and traditionally for many other psychiatric ailments
• Wound management
• Kidney conditions
• Sleep disorders
• Inflammation
• Bacterial infection

Thanks for taking the time to read through this. If you have any questions or if there is anything that you would like me to research please write me and I will do my best.
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