To re port 2 cases of ad verse re ac tions to St John's wort, a pop u lar herbal treat ment for de pression.
Method:
We pres ent 2 case his to ries and re view the ex ist ing lit er a ture re gard ing St John's wort.
Results:
St John's wort may cause se ro to nin syn drome in sen si tive pa tients. In ad di tion, St John's wort may be as so ci ated with hair loss.
Conclusions:
For clin i cal rea sons, it is im por tant to rec og nize and re port ad verse re ac tions to herbal rem e dies and to doc u ment that these treat ments have side ef fects com men su rate with their po tent ac tion on brain neurochemistry.
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