It's Enough to Depress Anyone

April 23, 2002

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> Today's Topic: It's Enough to Depress Anyone

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> An herb that has become one of the most popular for self medication is

> St. 's wort, used for mild to moderate depression. We have told

> you more than once about the lack of reliability in content of active

> factors. Yet another study has appeared in the March 15, 2002 issue

> of American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.

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> Eight brands of St. 's wort were purchased and analyzed for

> hypericin, pseudohypericin, and hyperforin. Hyperforin is now

> regarded as the primary active factor, although hypericin was thought

> to be the most important ingredient until recently. Only three

> products were within 10 percent of what was claimed on the label. One

> product claimed 100 mg of herb but no amount of any active factor,

> which was good because there was almost nothing detected.

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> HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: While some preparations

> of St. 's wort contain close to what is on their labels, the

> majority do not. This is a serious problem if you are depending on a

> health benefit. If you consider using this, buy a standardized

> preparation that has been tested by a laboratory.

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