St. John’s Wort

Herbal Medicine for the Management of Wounds: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies

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Cuts and wounds are unfortunate yet inevitable events. Traditional remedies have historically harnessed various plants for wound healing, undergoing clinical and pre-clinical scrutiny. Hence, this systematic review focuses on clinically researched herbal formulations for wound healing. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, databases like Google Scholar, Web of Science, PubMed,…

Advantages and Disadvantages of Using St. John’s Wort as a Treatment for Depression

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St. John’s wort (SJW) extracts are currently being used to treat depression of various degrees of severity. While many studies have shown it to be superior to placebo, data regarding the effectiveness of using SJW as a stand-alone treatment compared with standard antidepressants has yet to be proven conclusively. This study aims to understand the advantages…

Medicinal plants and their preparations in the European market: Why has the harmonization failed? The cases of St. John’s wort, valerian, ginkgo, ginseng, and green tea

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Botanical ingredients based on plants, algae, fungi or lichens have become widely available on the European Union market offering numerous preparations with considerable differences in classification. They are under the categories of food supplements, herbal medicinal products, cosmetics or medical devices. The aim of the present work is to highlight how the European regulations concerning…