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St John's Wort for Depression
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Hypericum perforatum, more commonly known as St John’s Wort is a herb that can be freely purchased from many health food stores. This herb is used by over 10% of Americans to help to lift their mood.
St John’s Wort is like a natural antidepressant and has shown to be just as effective in many cases of low moods and mild depression.
But this herb does have its doubters who say that any research that has taken place with St John’s Wort and antidepressants was not in a properly controlled environment, making it difficult to assess exactly how helpful this herb really is.
In more recent studies, St John’s Wort performed well against the symptoms of major depression but not as well as the anti depressant drug Paroxetine. |
The only known side effects of St John’s Wort is that some users have reported headaches but this was not wide spread.
In conclusion, if you have been wondering whether or not to try St John’s Wort, you should at least give it a shot. As St John’s Wort is a herb, it is not dangerous or addictive.
The majority of people find it gentle and safe. The results vary from person to person but unlike many of the manufactured anti depressant drugs, the risk factor with St John’s Wort is very low to zero.
St John’s Wort has a lot of happy users. There will be no harm in giving it a try to see if it works for you as well.
Also see:
Depression Pills :: DMAE :: GABA :: Ginko Biloba :: Ginseng :: Kava :: Rhodiola Rosea :: St Johns Wort :: SAM ::
Sceletium Tortuosom :: Valerian Root |
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