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Article: Milk thistle we need this weed!
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- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright Intertec Publishing Oct 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In June of 1997, 1 saw an excellent news report aired by ABC's 20/20 on St. John's wort's usefulness in treating mild to moderate depression. One of the physicians interviewed for the piece said that St. John's wort was the flagship of herbal medicine, and the best-researched herb in the world. I sat there in my chair and said to myself. "Wrong." With all due respect to St. John's wort, when I think of the best-researched herb in the world from the standpoint of known active constituents, proven pharmacological mechanisms of action, proven clinical effectiveness through dozens of controlled clinical studies and decades of experience, and an excellent safety record, there is only one herb ...