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	Hypericum
		There is little doubt that Hypericum works by influencing the neurotransmitters in the brain.
		However, it is widely accepted that the action of the herb cannot be assigned to a specific constituent but is rather the balanced effect of all the substances within the plant.
		Hypericum has also been found to contain flavonoids which possess analgesic action in those suffering with nerve pain eg.
	www.herbsforhealthyliving.co.uk /commonly_used_herbs/hypericum.html (151 words)

	Product Abstract: St. John's Wort (Hypericum Perforatum)
		Extracts from Hypericum perforatum are used in the treatment of symptoms related to depressive disorders, although the active principle is not yet elucidated.
		Extracts of Hypericum perforatum (Psychotonin(Reg.trademark) M) (St. John's wort) with known concentrations of hypericin were tested in several models generally accepted as screening methods in experimental animal studies for the recognition of psychotropic, and in particular of antidepressant activity.
		Hypericum extract enhanced the exploratory activity of mice in a foreign environment, significantly prolonged the narcotic sleeping time dose-dependently, and within a narrow dose range exhibited reserpine antagonism.
	www.lef.org /prod_hp/abstracts/php-ab122.html (2566 words)

	herb data, St. John's Wort, Hypericum Perforatum, Johnswort, Amber, Touch-and-heal, Goat weed, Hardhay, Klamath Weed, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hypericum is the first known substance to enhance three key neurotransmitters- serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.
		Hypericum was recommended by Hippocrates for "nervous unrest." It has a 2400-year history of folk use for anxiety; sleep disturbances, and worry.
		Hypericum should not be combined with a MAO inhibitor antidepressant such as Nardil (phenelzine) or Parnate (tranylcypromine).
	www.holisticonline.com /Herbal-Med/_Herbs/h20.htm (1669 words)

	Women's Health - St. John's Wort & Treating Depression (Hypericum).
		There is an herb hypericum, also known as St. John's wort (wort means plant), which in a significant number of people, relieves the symptoms of mild to moderate depression as effectively as prescription antidepressants.
		According to the authors of Hypericum and Depression, "The optimum dosage of hypericum, based on the majority of medical studies, is 300 mg of hypericum extract three times a day.
		Hypericum, by comparison, does not have a single recorded human death in 2,400 years of known medicinal use.
	www.womensmedia.com /health-St.Johns-wort.html (1154 words)

	ST. JOHN'S WORT, HYPERICUM PERFORATUM, MILLEPERTUIS, STANDARDIZED, HYPERICIN (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hypericum extract, manufactured from the herb St John's Wort, is just as efficacious as the prescribed drug imipramine in treating moderate depression, claim researchers from Germany in this week's BMJ [British Medical Journal].
		Professor Michael Philipp from Landshut Bezirkskrankenhaus [district hospital] along with colleagues from Nuremberg and Berlin studied the efficacy and safety of hypericum extract as compared with imipramine (which is a commonly prescribed anti-depressant in Germany) and placebo in 263 patients with moderate depression.
		They found that hypericum extract was more effective for reducing depression than placebo and just as effective as imipramine.
	www.nutrisana.com /canada/engmhp088.html (962 words)

	Hypericum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hypericum is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae, formerly often treated separately in their own family the Hypericaceae.
		Various Hypericum species are exclusively used as food plants by the larva of the Treble-bar, a species of moth.
		Hypericum perforatum is used in herbalism as an antidepressant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hypericum (271 words)

	St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) Monograph
		Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) is a five-petalled, yellow-flowered perennial weed common to the United States, Europe, and Asia.
		The concentration of other constituents of several hypericum extracts were not found to be connected to their efficacy.
		Hypericum compared to standard anti-depressants: A study compared 600 mg tid Hypericum standardized extract with imipramine 50 mg tid in 209 severely depressed patients.
	www.chiro.org /nutrition/ABSTRACTS/St_Johns_Wort_Monograph.shtml (741 words)

	St. John's Wort photos, Hypericum perforatum photos
		John's Wort, or Hypericum perforatum, is an herb native to Europe, occurring throughout that continent, except the extreme North.
		Hypericum is a large genus with about 300 species.
		Hypericum perforatum is a much-branched perennial herb growing from one to three feet high.
	www.stevenfoster.com /education/monograph/hypericum.html (2712 words)

	Hypericum & Depression - Natural Health and Longevity Resource Center
		Hypericum is inexpensive, available without a prescription, and free of the side effects often associated with antidepressant medications.
		Hypericum is derived from St. John's Wort (wort means "plant") and has been used for thousands of years as a medicine.
		Hypericum is a herb that has been used for thousands of years as a medicine.
	www.all-natural.com /hyp-3.html (286 words)

	St. John's Wort, Hypericum, Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
		Hypericum extracts can decrease the blood levels of antiretroviral medications that are used in the treatment of HIV infection, thus making these drugs less effective.
		In Hypericum & Depression, two noted psychiatrists report on research that could change the way depression is treated in America explaining what depression is, how to know if one is depressed, the medical effects of hypericum on depression, and where to find research-grade hypericum (noting that not all hypericum supplements are alike).
		Hypericum & Depression is enhanced with summaries of selected medical studies on the effect of hypericum upon a state of depression.
	www.advance-health.com /stjohnswort.html (954 words)

	Hypericum 30x
		Hypericum Perforatum, is an important remedy for nerve injuries, for healing and pain relief for injuries to areas rich in nerve endings.
		Hypericum is used as a protection against infection in puncture wounds, 1st and 2nd degree burns, etc...This remedy is also a top mental nerve remedy.
		Hypericum is becoming well known from its increased use for anxiety and depression.
	www.evitamins.com /product.asp?pid=5299 (473 words)

	Hypericum perforatum
		Hypericum preparation found to be therapeutically equivalent to fluoxetine and is therefore a rational alternative to synthetic antidepressants.
		Hypericum does not have an acute nootropic effect in healthy humans at doses of 900 mg and 1800 mg but showed some impairing effect on accuracy of numeric working memory and delayed picture recognition at the higher dose.
		Hypericum is a potentially safe and effective treatment for children with symptoms of depression with good tolerability and no adverse events displayed.
	www.herbmed.org /Herbs/Herb121.htm (5219 words)

	ST. JOHN’S WORT (Hypericum perforatum) - Thread
		In all aspects of the study, Hypericum extracts were shown to be “significantly superior” to placebo and similarly effective as standard antidepressants.
		The substance [hypericum] was extremely well tolerated, and no side effects were reported by any of the patients.10 Again, this study’s findings correlate that of the Linde and other studies in that treatment with Hypericum is at least as effective as standard synthetic antidepressants without producing near the number of side effects.
		Hypericum is being used for treatment research of several other virus-caused diseases as well.
	vitanetonline.com /forums/1/Thread/451 (4305 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Hypericum perforatum - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Hypericum perforatum: An herbal preparation isolated from the plant St. John's Wort with photodynamic, antineoplastic, and antidepressant properties.
		Hypericin, one of the active compounds found in hypericum perforatum, is a photosensitizer that, when exposed to a particular wavelength and intensity of light, may induce tumor cell apoptosis.
		Hypericum perforatum preparations may also stimulate the activity of cytochrome P450 enzymes and P-glycoprotein drug transporters, resulting in increased metabolism and decreased efficacy of various chemotherapeutic agents and other drugs.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/hypericum_perforatum.htm (260 words)

	Amazon.com: Hypericum (St. John's Wort) and Depression: Books: Peter McWilliams,Mikael Nordfors,Harold H. Bloomfield (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hypericum is inexpensive (about 30 a day), available without a prescription, and free of the side effects often associated with antidepressant medications.
		In Hypericum and Depression, two noted psychiatrists report on research that could change the way depression is treated in America explaining what depression is, how to know if one is depressed, the medical effects of hypericum on depression, and where to find research-grade hypericum (noting that not all hypericum supplements are alike).
		Hypericum and Depression is enhanced with summaries of selected medical studies on the effect of hypericum upon a state of depression.
	www.amazon.com /Hypericum-St-Johns-Wort-Depression/dp/0931580366 (1276 words)

	Hypericum - Hypericum amblycalyx: More Information - ARKive
		This Hypericum is a small, bushy shrub that is decorated during spring with a beautiful cloak of bright yellow flowers (2) (3).
		The flowers of Hypericum species are hermaphrodite, meaning that they contain both male and female reproductive organs, and the fruit produced is usually a small capsule (2) (4).
		There are a large number of stamen in the centre of Hypericum flowers, the outer whorl of which is sterile or absent (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/plants_and_algae/Hypericum_amblycalyx/more_info.html (328 words)

	Hypericum Buyers Club
		Even in AIDS research involving intravenous hypericum doses thirty-five times greater than the recommended dose for depression, the phototoxic effects have been few and never deadly.
		The side effects of hypericum are mild, indeed, when compared to the symptoms of depression.
		The low side-effect profile of hypericum -- especially when taken in the dosage recommended for the treatment of depression -- puts it in the category of herbs, vitamins, minerals, and over-the-counter medications.
	www.hbcprotocols.com /sjw-sideeffects.html (1002 words)

	St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although hypericum may be superior in improving the responder rate, the main difference between the two treatments is safety.
		Hypericum was superior to fluoxetine in overall incidence of side-effects, number of patients with side-effects and the type of side-effect reported"
		This Hypericum perforatum extract is therapeutically equivalent to imipramine in treating mild to moderate depression, but patients tolerate hypericum better" - Bottom line, the SJW group rated more depressed than the imipramine group before the study and less depressed than the imipramine group after the study.
	qualitycounts.com /fpstjohns.html (3787 words)

	Hypericum cumulicola Species Account, Plant Ecology Lab, Archbold Biological Station, 3 May 2002, Fred E. Lohrer.
		Distribution: Hypericum cumulicola is endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge, and only known from Polk and Highlands counties.
		Hypericum cumulicola demography in unoccupied and occupied Florida scrub patches with different time-since-fire.
		A fire-explicit population viability analysis of Hypericum cumulicola in Florida rosemary scrub.
	www.archbold-station.org /abs/plantspp/hypcumsppacc.htm (1092 words)

	St John's wort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hypericum perforatum is a yellow-flowering, rhizomatous, perennial herb indigenous to Europe, which has been introduced to the Americas and grows wild in many meadows.
		The genus name "hypericum" is derived from the Greek words hyper (above) and eikon (picture) in reference to the traditional use of the plant to ward off evil, by hanging plants over a picture in the house during St John's day.
		In homeopathy, Hypericum is used in the treatment of numerous medical problems, yet the rate of success has not been adequately documented, as is very often the case in homeopathy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hypericum_perforatum (2117 words)

	AMORYN - Clinical Research - Hyperforin (from St. John's Wort [Hypericum]) Proven to Relieve Depression and Anxiety in ...
		As you will see, clinical research strongly demonstrates that the Hypericum extract found in AMORYN, rich in hyperforin, is an effective and safe treatment for depression and anxiety.
		Furthermore, the number of patients reporting adverse events (side effects) was 28% lower in the hypericum group versus the sertraline group.
		The results indicate that Hypericum extract accelerated the recovery from depression in a rather general manner, by influencing all investigated signs and symptoms of the disease.
	www.amoryn.com /index_clinical.html (1705 words)

	Hypericum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is a plant with a history of safe and effective usage in ancient medicine; Hippocrates, the Greek physician of around 480B.C. was known to prescribe it regularly.
		Hypericum aren't too fussy regarding soil but prefer moist conditions in full sun or partial shade.
		The shrubby cultivars are useful in small gardens as individual plants or are often used in larger landscaping schemes to provide high quality, ground cover.
	www.arcadian-archives.com /hypericum.htm (384 words)

	Comparison of St John's wort and imipramine for treating depression: randomised controlled trial -- Woelk 321 (7260): ...
		Hypericum perforatum extracts are licensed in continental Europe for the treatment of depression and anxiety
		Contributors: HW is the principal investigator and coordinator of the study and is guarantor for the paper.
		Hypericum extract versus imipramine or placebo in patients with moderate depression: randomised multicentre study of treatment for eight weeks.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/321/7260/536 (2843 words)

	Hypericum - Weleda (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Weleda's Hypericum (St John's Wort) helps during those times when stress and tension build up and start to affect aspects of your life.
		In Germany, Hypericum is a leading remedy for these symptoms and in 1994, 66 million daily doses of Hypericum were prescribed.*
		Clinical trials: Hypericum is one of the best-tested herbs in the world according to the standards of modern clinical trials.
	www.puttingitright.com.au /hypericum-weleda.htm (454 words)

	BoDD (Botanical Dermatology Database) - GUTTIFERAE
		Perry and Metzger (1980) noted that sap from the fresh leaves of this oriental plant is used on cuts and bruises; that a decoction of the mature dried plant acts as a styptic on wounds; and that a poultice of the crushed leaves and green stem may be applied to dog bites and bee stings.
		In a report (Anon 2001) on the safety of these preparations, it was noted that mixtures of the Extract and the Oil produced minimal or no ocular irritation in rabbit eyes; nor were they irritating or sensitising to the skin of animals or humans.
		Mukherjee PK and Suresh B (2000) The evaluation of wound-healing potential of Hypericum hookerianum leaf and stem extracts.
	bodd.cf.ac.uk /BotDermFolder/BotDermG/GUTT.html (5107 words)

	St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) [NCCAM Herbs at a Glance]
		John's wort is a plant with yellow flowers.
		Common Names--St. John's wort, hypericum, Klamath weed, goat weed
		Effect of Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) in major depressive disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
	nccam.nih.gov /health/stjohnswort (519 words)

	St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Germany, the most popular prescription drug of any type, natural or synthetic, for the treatment of mild depression is a concentrated extract of the flowers and leaves of Saint-John's-wort, often simply called hypericum.
		This figure does not include sales of other hypericum products, whether they are prescribed or self-selected.
		Approximately 80% of the sales are prescriptions, which allows their cost to be reimbursed by the German health-insurance system.
	www.gardenguides.com /herbs/sjwort.htm (430 words)

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