Experiment 636867
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Hypericum perforatum (CLUSIACEAE) |
| Citation | JOSEY,ES: TACKETT,RL:. (1999). ST.JOHN'S WORT: A NEW ALTERNATIVE FOR DEPRESSION?. 37(3) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A FOUR-WEEK DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY INVOLVING 105 MILDLY DEPRESSED PATIENTS COMPARED THE ANTIDEPRESSIVE EFFECTS OF HYPERICUM (USING THE BRAND JARSIN 300) TO THOSE SEEN WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF A PLACEBO. OVER HALF OF THE PATIENTS ON HYPERICUM THERAPY RESPONDED POSITIVELY (ACCORDING TO THE HAMILTON DEPRESSION SCALE CRITERIA), WHEREAS ONLY ABOUT ONE-FOUTH OF THE PATIENTS RESPONDED TO THE PLACEBO. ONLY TWO PATIENTS EXPERIENCED SIDE-EFFECTS WHILE ON THE HYPERICUM PREPARATION, COMPLAINING OF SKIN REDDENING, ITCHING, AND TIREDNESS. A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, JARSIN 300, WAS USED. |
| Dose amount | 900.0 MG |
| Number | 5 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | HYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |