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Article #274: Treat Depression With A Little Yellow Flower

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






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