Re: St John's Wort

Posted by Cam W. on June 27, 2000, at 12:46:36

In reply to St John's Wort, posted by Margi on June 25, 2000, at 11:51:32

> I have read that St. John's Wort is also a MOA Inhibitor
> Is this true and should a diet be watched?
Margi - St.John's Wort is does not have MAOI activity. If does have any, it would be insignificant. The original paper that reported the MAOI activity was proved wrong. It seems that there was some artifact (chemical reagent) that was not removed when purifying hypericin from SJW that mimiked MAOI activity. I believe that this is how the story got started. The is no need for dietary restrictions with SJW.
Hope this helps - Cam

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