Oct 8, 2018
Some people call it goatweed, Hypericum perforatum or St. John's
Wort. It can be an invasive plant that has some medicinal
properties. It is also a plant that has to be seriously evaluated
before you decide to use it.
If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or
text “START” to 741-741.
Resources Mentioned:
Physicians Steeped In Culture Of ‘Toughing It Out’ Often Fear
Reporting Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Health Illness from the
publication, Modern Healthcare.
California Board of Pharmacy booklet on Health Notes Alternative
Medicines.
St. John's Wort Herbal Use and Medicinal Properties
from AltNature.com
National Institutes of Health Dietary Supplement Label Database. You plunk in the name of
the product, or you can search by ingredient or manufacture. This
is the link to the St John's Wort list of
products.
Verywell Mind has a good write up of St John's Wort and some of the cautions
about it's use.
Kaiser Permanente has an access point the Natural Medicine
Comprehensive database. Link is to the Kaiser site; you will need
to click the link on the left side of the Kaiser screen to access the database.
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