What is St john’s wort?

This a perennial plant is a herb called St john’s wort distributed from Europe to Central Asia. The herb has been much used as a healing agent for affective disorders for the past centuries, containing a variety of healing substance including hypericin. 

Effect of St john’s wort

1. Healing and prevention of depression
St john’s wort is known as increasing the chemical hormone level in bran called serotonin that is the key to emotion. Hyperforin contained in this herb prevents serotonin, mood boosting neurotransmitter from being destructed.

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2. Removing bodily waste
St john’s wort has diuretic effect, helping bodily waste easily discharged, while leachate has also diuretic effect for the healing of gout or arthritis.

3. Prevention of AIDS

It has AIDS prevention effect by interacting with an AIDS virus healing agent such as Protease inhibitor (AIDS healing agent).

Related Articles

1. Saint John's wort, an herbal inducer of the cytochrome P4503A4 isoform, may alleviate symptoms of Willis-Ekbom's disease. (Pereira JC Jr1, Pradella-Hallinan M, Alves RC. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013 Apr;68(4):469-74.)

: St john’s wort extract relieves Willis-Ekbom's disease weakening the activity of thyroid hormone.

2. Behavioral profile of Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) extract. A comparison with standard antidepressants in animal models of depression. (Bukhari IA1, Dar A. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2013 Apr;17(8):1082-9.)

: The substance called H.perforatum contained in St john’s wort has similar characteristics to an antidepressant.

3. St. John's wort reversal of meningeal nociception: A natural therapeutic perspective for migraine pain. (Galeotti N, Ghelardini C. Phytomedicine. 2013 Jul 15;20(10):930-8.)

: St john’s wort can be a natural healing method for migraine.