About the herb St. John's Wort as an alternative treatment for depression.
Reviews of 23 clinical trials regarding the effectiveness of St. John's Wort in treating depression.
This site contains the complete text of the best-selling book "Hypericum and Depression", by Peter McWilliams. Also includes a Hypericum and depression discussion forum.
The text is a little hard on the eyes, but there's a wealth of information here about St. John's Wort and other herbals used to treat depression and anxiety. This is one I would recommend printing out for future reference if you're interested in medical herbs.
About sun-senstivity that may result from use of St. John's Wort.
An analysis of whether St. John's Wort is more effective than placebo and whether it is as effective as prescription antidepressants.
Hyla Cass, MD comments. Excerpted from
St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster.