Re: ST. JOHN'S WORT (Was: Re: Scar)

Dr. Jai Maharaj said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Hard Headed Woman" <[email hidden]> posted:

Quoted message said:

Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Hard Headed Woman" <[email hidden]> posted:

> Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
>
> > What is the amount that would reach the liver, and
> > which scientific studies show that it would be
> > "inconsequential", as you claim?

> Why don't you . . .

The record shows that "Mikelle" <[email hidden]>
failed to substantiate a claim she published.

Quoted message said:

On the contrary, you initiated this debate . . .

Here's my post of June 3, 2003:

In article <pan.2003.06.03.16.59.21.653208@hetta>,
"Henriette Kress" <[email hidden]>
"Henriette Kress" <[email hidden]>
"no blanks" <[email hidden]> posted:

Quoted message said:

rad said:

I recently accidentally stabbed myself in the hand and I am seeking
suggests for something to rub on the scar to promote farther healing and
scar minimizing?

Quoted message said:

Vitamin E
Infused oil of St. John's wort
Possibly castor oil too, but I haven't tried that.
Henriette

I suggest that a duly trained and licensed health
care professional be consulted, instead. Here's
some information about St. John's wort that has been
irresponsibly prescribed by Henriette:

ST. JOHN'S WORT STUDY COULD SETTLE OLD SCORES

By Diane Evans
Knight Ridder
Tuesday, June 3, 2003

The federal government recently launched a $4 million-
plus, four-year study into the safety and effectiveness
of St. John's wort in treating minor depression.

Reliable information about St. John's wort would surely
help. Even after a spate of bad publicity in 2002, this
is still one of the top 25 U.S. dietary supplements, with
sales estimated at $105 million a year, according to
Nutrition Business Journal.

Yet studies show conflicting results on its
effectiveness.

One highly publicized study, funded by the government,
found St. John's wort to be no more effective than a
placebo in treating moderate to severe depression.
However, that same study showed that Zoloft, a clinically
tested antidepressant approved by the U. S. Food and Drug
Administration, also had no greater effect than a
placebo. That led some to suspect a flaw in the design of
the study.

Now, instead of looking at St. John's wort in treating
more severe depression, the federal government is
shifting the emphasis to look at its effectiveness on
minor depression. And some experts have believed all
along that this is where the herb was most likely to be
helpful.

"Many people in Europe swear by St. John's wort," said
Mark Rapaport, a co-leader of the government's new study
and chairman of psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
in Los Angeles. "We don't know the mechanism of action in
St. John's wort. We don't appreciate all its side effects
or all its benefits. We do know it is more complex that
we imagined.

"Just because something is natural doesn't mean it's
safe."

One primary concern is that St. John's wort interacts
badly with other medications.

"We clearly know that St. John's wort does affect liver
metabolism," said Robert Howland of the University of
Pittsburgh, another investigator in the government's
study. . . .
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This is only an excerpt -- read the complete news at:

http://goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030512/LIFESTYLES07/105120433

Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

St John's wort is a controversial item (IAW the U.S> Gov't/sic: FDA) because
it DOES > work. Not neccessarily a MIRACLE herb...but in minor cases
it does work. There will > always be a MAJOR situation where it and
stronger DRUGS are useless. This is in cases of > DRUG USERS of long
standing! These people, by rights need to be taken from the "gene > pool"
anyway! I've seen all stages and it IS difficult to prescribe amenueses to
ALL!

RUSSIA's particular species ( stronger than USA's) is used extensively WITH
SUCCESS!
Nothing is set in stone no matter what the circumstances in any given locale
(place of > reference) St john's wort to me is a minor herbal that
MAY help in a MINOR case! When > a MAJOR situation presents itself ( HERE)
OUR particular STRAIN is diminutive by
comparison to the USSR strains of "same"! No herbal (Or Allopathic drugs)
are a success > until proven in EACH individual case. NO two Hu-mans are
alike...SIMILAR?? yes...but > different none-the-less! TreborM
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