Study, Jan./17: "Clinical use of St. John's Wort in depression"

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The full title of this Singaporean/English study is "Clinical use of Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) in depression: A meta-analysis."

 

"LIMITATIONS:  Evidence on the long-term efficacy and safety of St. John's wort is limited as the duration of all available studies ranged from 4 to 12 weeks. It is also unclear if St John's wort would be beneficial for patients with severe depression, high suicidality or suicide risk."

 

"CONCLUSION: For patients with mild-to-moderate depression, St John's wort has comparable efficacy and safety when compared to SSRIs. Follow-up studies carried out over a longer duration should be planned to ascertain its benefits."

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28064110