| In Germany, over 50% of depression, anxiety, and | | | | depression), while improving sleep, and preventing |
| sleep disorders are treated with hypericin, an extract | | | | exhaustion((a common trigger for bouts of |
| of St. John's wort. Prozac is used in just 5% of cases. | | | | depression)). |
| Why are German doctors using an archaic herb as a | | | | St. John's Wort Maintains Nervous System's Health |
| depression treatment? It certainly isn't through | | | | St. John's Wort produces long-lasting good effects on |
| superstition, yet this is how the herb was used in the | | | | the entire nervous system. Hypericin has the ability to |
| past. Back in medieval times St. John's wort | | | | increase alertness, energy, and sociability in a person, |
| (Hypericum perforatum), named after the Baptist not | | | | making St. John's wort an excellent depression |
| the Beloved, was thought to save the life of a dying | | | | treatment. It is also used as a valuable relaxing herb, |
| man if a piece was placed under his pillow. Now, there | | | | which can reduce nervous exhaustion caused due to |
| is good scientific evidence to show that the yellow | | | | long-term stress. |
| flowers of this shrub can be made into an effective | | | | St. John's wort Eases Menopause Symptoms |
| depression treatment. You have to eat it though, rather | | | | St. John's Wort can reduce the anxiety, insomnia, and |
| than put it under your pillow. | | | | night sweats in women who are undergoing the |
| Properties of St. John's Wort Useful in Depression | | | | menopause. It is important for women going through |
| Treatment | | | | the change to consider depression treatment as |
| The yellow flowering tops of St. John's Wort contain | | | | menopause symptoms can be a major cause of |
| hypericin and pseudohypericin, both of which are | | | | anxiety depression. A clinical study in Germany on 111 |
| helpful in depression treatment and a variety of other | | | | women aged from 43-65 years showed that 75-80% |
| nervous system disorders. It was in 1994 that | | | | of women felt a marked improvement after |
| physicians in Germany recommended 66 million doses | | | | consuming St. John's Wort for 12 weeks. |
| of St. John's Wort to be made available for the | | | | Dosage |
| population as a treatment for mild to moderate | | | | St. John's wort extract can be taken in the forms of |
| depression. The reasons why are due to a number of | | | | capsules, tablets, liquids, and teabags. An average daily |
| hypericin's properties that make it an excellent | | | | dosage of this herb is usually around 300 mg, 3 times |
| depression treatment. | | | | a day for 4 to 6 weeks. This dosage can not only be |
| St. John's Wort Controls Neurotransmitters | | | | used in depression treatment, but also in helping deal |
| Consumption of St. John's Wort can treat depression | | | | with hemorrhoids, hypothyroidism, insomnia, headaches, |
| by modifying the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain | | | | and kidney disorders. For depression treatment, a good |
| and activating the neurotransmitters serotonin, | | | | dosage of St. John's wort can be used alongside other |
| norepinephrine, and dopamine. All of these | | | | supplements for a natural alternative to medications. |
| neurotransmitters improve mood and are therefore | | | | Forget the archaic name, or the way it was used in |
| vital in depression treatment. St. John's wort has been | | | | the dark ages, there is real evidence that St. John's |
| known to reduce feelings of worthlessness, | | | | wort is an effective depression treatment. |
| hopelessness, and sadness(all common symptoms of | | | | |