St. Johns Wort
St.
Johns Wort
is taken for stress relief and mood enhancement. Herbs and natural
health products for medicinal herbs, holistic herb st. johns wort. An abundant perennial Herb with bright yellow flowers that produce
an oily red pigment when crushed. It is one of the most popular herbs
sold in America today and used extensively in Holistic Medicine. Clinical studies have shown that
st johns wort
(meaning plant) may enhance mood and promote a healthy sense of well
being.*
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St. Johns Wort
Current treatment of mild
to moderate depression with st johns wort - The antidepressant
actions of are due to its ability to inhibit the
action of the enzyme monoamine oxidase which is responsible for the
breakdown of two brain chemicals: serotonin and norepinephrine.
Norepinephrine acts as a brain stimulant. By inhibiting MAO and
increasing norepinephrine, St. John's Wort exerts a mild anti
depressive action and it flourishes
primarily in Northern California and Southern Oregon.
Folklore says
that early Christians named the plant after St. John the Baptist
because it releases this blood red oil around the June anniversary of
his beheading.
The term Wort is an old English word for plant. The botanical name for
St. John's Wort is Hypericum Perforatum and so is sometimes referred
to as Hypericum. also known as Hypericum. It was first used not only
to soothe anxiety, but topically, to treat battle wounds in the
crusades. Throughout history, St. John's Wort has been used in folk
medicine as a remedy for anxiety, stress relief, sleep disturbances, and moodiness,
as well as for soothing the digestive system. One main reason for the
increased popularity of buy
st john’s wort is the number of side-effects which prescription
antidepressants have. Just a few include insomnia, dizziness, loss of
concentration and problems with memory loss. By comparison, St
John’s Wort appears to have few side effects. Furthermore, unlike
many antidepressants St John’s Wort does not appear to cause sexual
dysfuntion and loss of libido.
More recently, St. John's Wort is being recognized by Western medicine
as a method for enhancing mood and promoting a healthy sense of
well-being.*
It is composed of a wide range of compounds with
hypericin being the key component. Extracts should be standardized to
contain 0.3% hypericin to ensure that each capsule contains the
appropriate amount of active compounds.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug
Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat,
cure or prevent any disease.
How much is usually taken?
The standard recommendation for mild to moderate depression is 300
mg of St. John's Wort extract three times daily. Higher intakes may be
used, under the supervision of a healthcare professional, for more
severe depression. Results can be noted as early as two weeks, and
length of use should be discussed with a healthcare professional.
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