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A new clinical study shows that a proprietary standardized extract of St. John's wort was as effective as a common prescription antidepressant in reducing the symptoms of depression. The results were published February 11, 2005 in the British Medical Journal.
According to the double-blind trial, patients who took 900 mg per day of a St. John's wort extract had as much benefit as the pharmaceutical drug Paxil. The herb was also better tolerated by patients. The results of this trial are consistent with a larger, ...