St John's wort
1-minute read
Follow the links below to find our information partners' articles about St John's wort.
Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content.
Last reviewed: April 2020
1-minute read
Follow the links below to find our information partners' articles about St John's wort.
Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content.
Last reviewed: April 2020
These trusted information partners have more on this topic.
Top results
Find out if St John's wort is likely to help.
Read more on e-hub Web Services - Australian National University (ANU) website
St John's wort is a herb used as a complementary medicine, often in the treatment of depression. Find out about its uses, side effects and interactions.
Read more on myDr website
The facts Many people use complementary therapies to support medical treatment. Complementary therapies are not a replacement for adequate medical tre...
Read more on SANE Australia website
What is 'natural therapy', 'complementary therapy', 'complementary medicine' and 'alternative therapy'? Do they mean the same thing? Every culture…
Read more on Jean Hailes for Women's Health website
What are complementary therapies? These are ways of helping yourself stay healthy which complement medical treatment. While these can be useful, care needs to be taken, especially when you have a mental illness. Some people use them instead of medical treatment or without consulting their doctor – this can be dangerous as substances used in ‘natural’ therapy are not required to undergo the same rigorous tests for safety as prescribed medications. The term ‘natural’ is also misleading, as most prescribed medications are actually derived from natural substances too.
Read more on Mi Networks website
Find out if kava is likely to help.
Read more on e-hub Web Services - Australian National University (ANU) website
Venlafaxine, duloxetine and desvenlafaxine are medicines called serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). They are used to treat depression and some anxiety disorders and nerve pain.
Read more on myDr website
Find out if passion flower is likely to help.
Read more on e-hub Web Services - Australian National University (ANU) website
What is depression? Clinical depression is an illness, a medical condition. It significantly affects the way someone feels, causing a persistent lower...
Read more on SANE Australia website
Complementary medicines may contain more than whats on the label
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
Top results
A medication interaction is defined as a measurable modification (in magnitude and/or duration) of the action of one medicine, by prior or concomitant administration of another substance, including prescription, non-prescription medicines, food, alcohol, cigarette smoking or diagnostic tests.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Patients receiving palliative care are at high risk of adverse effects from drugs. As these effects can be difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of the...
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
Many women request non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms. This information sheet addresses the evidence concerning safety and efficacy of currently available non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms
Read more on Australasian Menopause Society website
Unlike obsessive compulsive personality traits or occasional repetitive habits, obsessive compulsive disorder can be highly distressing and associated with...
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
Persistent cigarette smokers usually have a nicotine addiction. This addiction has a chronic relapsing and sometimes remitting course and may persist...
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
Managing chronic heart failure which drugs should be used in which patients?
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
IUDs, contraceptive implants and hormone injections what is available in Australia and how effective are they?
Read more on Australian Prescriber website
24 hour health advice you can count on
We are a government-funded service, providing quality, approved health information and advice