St John's Wort & Turmeric
About St John's Wort & Turmeric
St John's Wort is as effective as many antidepressants and has fewer side effects. There are possible interactions causing serotonin syndrome if taken with antidepressants. Turmeric exerts both antianxiety and antidepressive effects along with its strong antiinflammatory effects.
Sources
St John's Wort: (Cass, 2003),
(Ernst, 2007), (Gaster and Holroyd, 2000), (Jorm et al., 2002), (Kim, Streltzer, and Goebert, 1999), (Lecrubier et al., 2002), (Linde, Berner, and Kriston, 2008), (Linde et al., 1996), (Sarris and Kavanagh, 2009), (Szegedi et al., 2005), (Wheatley, 1997), (Woelk, 2000)
Turmeric: (Ceremuga et al., 2017), (Esmaily et al., 2017), (Hurley et al., 2013), (Lopresti and Drummond, 2017), (Lopresti et al., 2014), (Lopresti et al., 2015), (Ng et al., 2017), (Tester, 2014), (Tizabi et al., 2014), (Yu et al., 2015)
Turmeric: (Ceremuga et al., 2017), (Esmaily et al., 2017), (Hurley et al., 2013), (Lopresti and Drummond, 2017), (Lopresti et al., 2014), (Lopresti et al., 2015), (Ng et al., 2017), (Tester, 2014), (Tizabi et al., 2014), (Yu et al., 2015)
NOW
- Cheaper option per mg, standardized
- Works with recommended dose
"The recommended dose of SJW is 300 mg three times per day of a standardized extract of 0.3% hypericin, for a total of 900 mg daily. Higher doses of 1,200 to 1,800 mg have been used successfully in more seriously depressed patients, with no increase in side effects" (Cass, 2003).
250 caps 300mg each
Turmeric & Other St John's Wort Options
Turmeric Standardized
180 caps 350mg each
100 caps 500mg each
18 Tea Bags