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Herbal Depression Medicine: St Johns Wort

A growing number of depression patients dealing with mild to moderate depression.
are interested in using herbal depression In addition this herbal treatment for
medicine rather than prescription drugs depression showed a better side effect
to treat their condition. While herbal profile than conventional anti
treatment for depression is in many cases depressants. However, other clinical
not really proven to be effective the studies on the use of St Johns Wort as
herbal depression medicine St Johns Wort treatment for moderate to severe
is the only one that has been shown to depression showed no significant effect
have a positive effect on certain types of the drug. All in all this indicates
of depression. So a closer review of this that this herbal depression medicine is a
herbal treatment for depression is treatment of choice for minor depression,
warranted. but not for more severe cases where more
St Johns Wort (Hypericum Perforatum), traditional approaches are indicated. As
also known as goats weed, is a perennial is the case with prescription anti
herb with small yellow flowers that depressants the exact mode of action by
originally stems from Europe, but was which St Johns Wort works is unknown.
also introduced to the American However, it is believed that the herb and
continent. The plant derives its name in particular its active compounds
from the old tradition of harvesting its hyperforin and hypericin and others act
flowers on St. Johns day (June 24th). The as serotonin re-uptake inhibitors. As is
herb is toxic to grazing animals and often the case with herbal extracts the
invasively replaces other plants wherever quality of St Johns Wort extracts can
it grows. Thus, if not actively grown as vary significantly depending on where the
herbal depression medicine, it is often plant was grown and how the extract was
controlled by the use of herbicides or by derived at and purified. This has of
biological means. The use of St Johns course implications for clinical studies
Wort as medicinal plant is documented and for the individual patient taking
since antiquity, with the first recorded this herbal depression medicine. Thus, if
mentioning as herbal treatment for a patient is successfully using one St
depression in the 17th century. Today St Johns Wort-based brand of product he is
Johns Wort extracts, mostly in the form advised not to switch to other brands. St
of pills and tablets, and in some Johns Wort is usually well tolerated,
instances teas are used as herbal though side effects such as tiredness,
depression medicine and as treatment for sedation, confusion, photosensitivity and
anxiety. Especially in Europe, and in stomach pain have been reported. This
particular in the German speaking herbal depression medicine also interacts
countries there is a long tradition of with contraceptives as well as with some
prescribing this herbal depression other drugs, usually decreasing the
medicine rather than prescription drugs effect of those drugs.
for mild cases of depression, while in Concluding it can be said that St Johns
the US there is still some scepticism Wort is herbal depression medicine that
from medical professionals. is definitely worth considering for
A large number of clinical studies have sufferers of mild depression as a great
repeatedly shown that St Johns Wort is as alternative to traditional prescription
effective as standard prescription medicine approaches.
medicine and far superior than placebo in




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