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Saint John's wort

a. any of numerous shrubs or herbaceous plants of the temperate genus Hypericum, such as H. perforatum, having yellow flowers and glandular leaves: family Hypericaceae

b. a preparation of this plant often used to treat mild depression

Saint John's wort [sānt ′jänz ‚wȯrt]

(pharmacology)

Hypericum perforatum.A herbacious perennial that has been used for millennia for its many medicinal properties, including wound healing and treatment of kidney and lung ailments, insomnia, and depression.

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No references found			Co-treatment with St John's Wort 300 mg three times daily was then added for two additional 28-day menstrual cycles. Women's health update: St. John's wort and oral contraceptives by Hudson, Tori / Townsend Letter St John's wort was more effective than placebo and just as effective as standard antidepressants in treating depression, a Cochrane analysis of 29 studies of almost 5,500 adults with major depression shows. St. John's wort holds its own in meta-analysis by Mechcatie, Elizabeth / Clinical Psychiatry News ST JOHN'S Wort can be as good at lifting depression as pharmaceutical drugs such as Prozac, a study has found. Banish blues; In association with the NHS by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			SSID broadcast SSII SSJS SSL SSL certificate SSLeay SSM SSMA SSO SSP SSR SST SSTV SSU SSU-Kung Tu Ssu-ma Ch'ien Ssu-Ma Chien Ssu-Ma Hsiang-Ju Ssu-Ma Kuang Ssuping Ssuwa St St Andrews Static Language St Augustine house ST connector St John's wort St Petersburg standard ST W ST-506 St-Ouen St. Agatha Festival St. Agnes's Eve St. Alban's Day St. Albans St. Andrew's Day St. Andrew's Eve St. Anne's Day St. Anthony's Fire St. Aubert, Emily St. Barbara's Day St. Barnabas's Day St. Bartholomew St. Bartholomew's Day St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre St. Bartholomew, Massacre of St. Basil's Cathedral St. Benedict's St. Bernard, Little St. Blaise's Day St. Brendan's Day St. Bridget's Day			St John of Sinai St John of the Cross St John of the Cross St John Rigby St John River St John River St John the Baptist St John the Baptist St John the Divine St John the Divine St John the Divine, Kennington St John the Evangelist St John the Evangelist St John's St John's St John's College St John's College Boat Club St John's College High School St John's Community Centre St John's Day St John's Day St John's Eve St John's Eve St John's Military Academy St John's Military School St John's Night St John's Ravenscourt St John's University St John's wart St John's wart St John's wort St John's wort family St John's worts St John's worts St Johns St Johns St Johns College St Johns Golf & Country Club St Johns Hospital St Johns River Community College St Johns Wart St Johns Wart St Johns Wort St Johns Wort St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada - St John's International St Joseph St Joseph St Joseph Hospital and Medical Center St Joseph Institute of Technology St Joseph Medical Center St Joseph of Arimathea St Joseph of Arimathea St Joseph Regional Health Center St Joseph School District St Joseph's Arts and Science College St Joseph's Catholic Infant School St Joseph's Catholic Infant School St Joseph's Catholic Infant School St Joseph's College St Joseph's Commerce College St Joseph's High School

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