St. John's Wort for depression: how to make and take

The properties of the drug, indications

Hypericum plant raw material is composed of a plurality of different chemical elements, hypericin, flavonoids, rutin, essential oils, tannins catechol, caffeic acid derivatives.

The natural properties of St. John's wort as an antidepressant:

• drug is able to exert a calming effect;
• the drug improves mood by binding to molecules of serotonin and other neurotransmitters;
• the drug is also involved in the formation of melatonin.

The drug enhances digestive function, increases blood flow to organs and tissues. Herbal remedy can exert a powerful anti-inflammatory effect due to the presence of flavonoids in its composition. Hyperforin contained in the grass St. John's wort has the property to reduce the livelihoods of streptococci. Hyperforin can even kill the bacteria that are resistant to penicillin antibiotics row.

Indications for use of herb St. John's wort:

• the presence of depression, anxiety;
• a bad dream;
• Depression caused by hormonal changes (puberty, menopause);
• respiratory diseases;
• digestive tract diseases (gastritis, hepatitis, enteritis, gallbladder disease and others);
• pain in diseases of joints, muscle tension;
• hemorrhage of various genesis;
• herpetic eruptions;
• treatment of the wound surface.

The medicine should not be used if you are allergic to components. St. John's wort is not recommended to prescribe drugs concurrently with MAO inhibitors (monoamine oxidase). Means carefully used in patients during gestation.

Where St. John's wort grows?

Pets St. John's wort is not ordinary eating as it is for them toxic. It is highly toxic to horses, sheep and cattle. The plant can be seen along the fields (near the forest edge), forest edges, meadows and wasteland. St. John's wort has a very small flowers, which are collected in the general inflorescence. The smell of flowers tart, but pleasant. Color maintained throughout June-August.

Harvest the plant should be in June and August. To collect raw materials for therapeutic purposes, it is necessary to tear off the flowers along the stem. After collecting the plant should be thoroughly dried.

Use of Hypericum in depressive states

St. John's wort used since ancient times to reduce the feelings of anxiety, treat insomnia, depression. The drug is used for the treatment of neuralgia, psychosis, psychiatric pathologies. Actively used plant Hippocrates, Galen, Paracelsus. St. John's wort for depression began appointing Nichols Culpeper. When producing steel antidepressants (1652), plants began to be used as a secondary drug. Most often it was prescribed in the European countries.

According to scientific research, the plant improves the patient for depression by reducing neuronal serotonin reuptake. Hypericin and hyperforin improve the nervous system. St. John's wort in their effect is almost equal to antidepressants, drugs that are prescribed to patients with mild depression. However, with severe clinical depression plant has high efficiency in contrast to traditional antidepressants. There is a group of doctors psychiatrists who do not consider St. John's wort effective medication for depression, refer it to the auxiliary drugs.

Terms of Use plants

Any drug at the wrong its use may cause damage, including medicinal herbs. You can not drink teas and plant extracts in unlimited quantities. If the wrong application may develop allergic reactions, as well as other undesirable occurrences. Before using St. John's wort herb as it is necessary to see a doctor for further treatment doses required, as well as methods of preparation.

Safe daily dosage effective for patients with depression has not yet been established. Scientists can not say exactly how much is ingested trace elements and active ingredients of hypericum. Because of this, it is very difficult to trace the metabolism of active components.

Orienting dose for depression is 300 mg Hypericum extract in the morning, afternoon and evening. Dosage rely more on the substance hypericin. He has a calming effect on the nervous system. If the dosage is not reached, the patient feels bad (there was a malaise, drowsiness, allergic reactions, etc.), it is necessary to reduce the dose or cancel the therapy.

Folk therapy methods zveroboem

Patients with depression, traditional medicine offers to do from St. John's wort decoctions, infusions, tinctures, teas. The broth is prepared by bringing to reflux a solution of the therapeutic in a water bath. Infusions also heated and allowed to stand for several hours or days. Tinctures made on the basis of an alcohol solution (vodka, alcohol), to stand for a long time. Drink medicines needed to measure, especially infusions and tinctures. They contain a high concentration of active ingredients, so before using it better to see a doctor. Teas prepared simpler raw materials simply pour boiling water and allowed to stand 1 hour.

To improve the effectiveness of the treatment of depression must be observed shelf life decoctions and infusions. Spoiled medicinal solutions can greatly harm and cause poisoning. Store solutions (tinctures, infusions) should be better in the refrigerator. Broth should be stored no longer than 2 days. The effect of the therapy would be higher if we take fresh teas.

composition

For the preparation of medicinal solution from Hypericum extract can be assembled independently, dry raw materials (flowers with stems) or to get a drug Pharmacy. Folk medicine patients with depression offers a wide variety of recipes for the preparation of medication for depression.

drink views based on St. John's wort	Recipe for patients with depression
Tea	Need 2 teaspoons of dried material, a cup of boiling water. After brewing, wait for 20 minutes to brew tea. Drink Hypericum depression should be twice a day in the morning and evening for 50 ml. Coursework therapy is 3 months.
Infusion	To prepare the solution needed 10 g of dry matter, 1 cup boiling water. After preparation must stand 1-2 hours the solution. St. John's wort for depression should drink after each meal and 1 tablespoon. Course therapy for 1 month.
Tincture	For the manufacture of a medicament take 20 g of dry matter, 0.5 liters vodka or spirit. The solution was insisting day. Drink the medicine should be 30 drops per day. It is better to drink a water facility. It is also possible to dissolve the daily dosage in 100 ml of water.
decoction	For preparation means need 2 tablespoons of the dry matter, 300 ml of water. Dry preparation is filled with water, heated on a steam bath for 30 minutes. After heating the solution was evaporated amount of water is poured. Take St. John's wort for depression need twice a day for 50 ml. Coursework therapy is 3 months.

Children under 3 years of age to take decoctions, infusions are not recommended. St. John's Wort tincture child is given up to 18 years of age because of the high alcohol content. Pregnant women with depression is allowed to receive infusions and decoctions, but only on prescription. Ethanol medicinal solutions during gestation contraindicated.

Pharmacy drugs containing hypericum

The pharmacy has a wide selection on the basis of Hypericum antidepressants. Medicines for depression have low cost. You can buy them without a prescription of the doctor.

Antidepressants based on St. John's wort:

• Deprez;
• gelarium;
• hypericin;
• Negrustin.

Preparations well help in mild forms of depression. The funds allowed to be used during gestation, for elderly patients. Against the background of the use of these drugs in patients with symptoms of depression go away for 1-2 months.

Undesirable effects and compatibility with other products

If used improperly broths and pharmaceutical products based on Hypericum may cause undesirable manifestations. Patients in the treatment of depression may appear diarrhea syndrome, disruption of the vestibular (dizziness), intolerance of bright light. Of the drug may develop allergies in the form of a rash on the skin. In some patients there is a general malaise, nausea, dryness of the oral mucosa. May increase symptoms of depression.

Medication for depression should not be combined with warfarin, other antidepressants, drugs against HIV infection. Not desirable taking medication during pregnancy (which is allowed if necessary). Hypericum can reduce the concentration of the contraceptive drugs. It should not be used together with steroid hormones.

conclusion

Grass and preparations based on St. John's wort for depression are actively using. The drug is effective at mild form of the disease. Means acting very softly. Hypericum is not used as the main drug in severe depression. It is prescribed as a secondary means between the rates of major antidepressants.

sources:

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