The Bittersweet Effects of St John's Wort

Slice of Science by Michelle Sims

Episode notes

SoS Christmas eddition, we're talking worts from Jesus's right hand man St John the Baptist!

Tune in to hear all the good AND bad sides of a powerful herb called St John's wort.

Sources

  • Davidson, J. R., et al, 2002. Effect of Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) in major depressive disorder: a randomized controlled trial, Jama, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/194814
  • Di Carlo, G., et al, 2001. St John's wort: Prozac from the plant kingdom, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences,
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Keywords
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