What is "St. John's Wort"?

What is "St. John's Wort"?

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St. John's Wort is another homeopathic, herbal type of remedy that is used for (generally speaking) calming people. We've used it in my practice for people who are ADHD. They're hyperactive (on the surface they appear hyperactive). So we use it as a calming influence. Again, St. John's Wort is one of those products that you do not want to be on regularly. It is like a medicine and you need to take it for a period of time and then stop and then take it for a period of time and then stop in order to gain the maximum benefit from it. But it has been shown for many people to calm them down. If they've gone through a very stressful day and they can't sleep at night, this is something we will often recommend to them.