Posted by Questionmark on June 24, 2003, at 2:27:17
In reply to Re: St. John's Wort » Questionmark, posted by Larry Hoover on June 22, 2003, at 8:54:30
> It is possible you were sold fraudulent products on each occasion. There have been a number of independent analyses of SJW products on the market in North America, and the outcomes are remarkably similar for each such analysis: about 1/3 of all products contain no, or less than 10%, of the labelled active ingredients, 1/3 contain substantially less than the labelled ingredients, and about 1/3 meet or exceed labelled concentrations.
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> Alternatively, you didn't use enough to obtain an effect in *your* body. There has never been a reported case of SJW overdose. It has been used, in preliminary research studies, at 22,000 mg/day as an antiviral in AIDS patients (since shown to be contraindicated due to induction of liver enzymes which clear other antivirals from the body). At 22,000 mg/day, sun sensitivity was an issue.
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> If you get some Kira or Perika, and they don't work, I'd say you'd have exhausted your options with SJW.
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> LarThank you Larry, and Disney4. Hm, i wonder if i wAsn't getting the appropriate dose. Makes me want to try Kira or Perika now. i think i will sometime. One last shot w/ St. Johns.
i didn't know B Vitamins could have such an immediate and substantial effect. That's neat. i haven't noticed, but, maybe/hopefully they're helping somehow.
Disney, yeah i tried SAMe too. 400mg/day. It did very little except maybe make me more anxious. Oh well. Thanks & take cares, both.
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