Each 24-hour self-adhering HerbalPad® St. John's
Wort Patch contains 1000mg of standardized hypericin.
St. John's wort ("wort" is Old English for
"plant") is the herbal antidepressant. Herbalists
have known this for many years, but interest widened
after the 1996 publication of a major study in the British
Medical Journal. Researchers from Ludwig Maximillian
University in Munich, Germany, and the Audie Murphy
VA Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, analyzed 23
previously published studies of St. John's wort, which
included 1,757 people suffering mild to moderate depression.
Among the subjects taking placebos, 22% reported significant
relief of depression using standard tests. But among
the subjects taking St. John's wort, the figure was
55% -- a significant difference.
St. John's wort may be helpful in treating
the following: mild to moderate depression, moodiness,
anxiety, minor external wounds, and bruises.