. Johns Wort to assist in depression. St. John's wort is an extract of the yellow five- petaled plant and has been used especially in Germany to ease mood swings and anxiety. A trial in Germany was conducted during six weeks on 324 patients that have depression and compared St. John's wort with imipramine. After the trial was over it was found that 39% of those taking the herb experienced those same side effects while 63% taking the imipramine went through those side effects. A overall result showed that 3% taking St. Johns wort stopped treatment while 16% taking the imipramine stopped the treatment (Ancient). After the Council for Responsible Nutrition reviewed 30 trials conducted for St. John's wort they declared that it was safe and beneficial (Herbal).
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