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St John Wort Demonstrates Positive Results For Mild Depression
St. Johns wort is used most often for the treatment of mild to moderate depression. It is also used to treat anxiety, sleep disorders, seasonal affective disorders (SADs), and wound healing.The active component of St. Johns wort is not known. It is composed of many different compounds. The concentrations of these chemicals vary from brand to brand and batch to batch. Hyperforin, hypericin, and pseudohypericin are considered by most to be the major active ingredients. Hypericin, pseudohypericin, isohypericin, protohypericin, protopseudohypericin, and cyclopseudohypericin are all anthraquinone derivatives.
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