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Jump To Comment: 1 2"The EU want to ban tea tree oil in case we get a rash, as it banned
John's Wort Oil."
St Johns Wort should not be mentioned in such a flippant manner. It is used in the treatment of depression. While I disagree with its banning, it is not suitable for everyone who suffers from depression. The mention of a rash is to say the least, unfortunate.
Some herbal practicioners are responsible and will caution and counsel their clients on what to take. Others are crystal waving new-age yahoos who will dispense anything they can make a profit from.
Some controls are necessary to make people aware of its potential benefits and possible dangers. It is not a miracle cure.
Despite Numerous Studies, Final Verdict Still Not In On St. John's Wort And Depression
The original studies of St. John's Wort conducted in the early 1990s concluded the herb was at least more effective than a placebo when treating the symptoms of depression and, in some cases, as effective as prescription antidepressants.
Since then, numerous tests have been conducted on St. John's Wort in the U.S., most notably a 2001 multi-center study that, at the time, was considered one of the most rigorous studies on the herb to date, with results published in the May 2001 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The "findings weren't very promising for advocates of the herb," according to Dr. J. R. DePaulo Jr., author of "Understanding Depression," which was published in 2002, shortly after the studies findings were made public.
Since that time, however, there have been other studies that contradict this.
For example, a 2006 study involving 150 patients with minor depressive symptoms found that St. John's Wort had a clinically significant effect in patients with minor depression, but not those suffering from dysthymia (a chronic, less severe form of depression lasts for at least two years).
who put the monster raving loony party logo over me
beautiful leafy????
I can only presume it was someone with an editorial privlege.
hahahahah.
put the logo back.