Jay Simpson mentioned she heard that St. John's Wort is used in Germany as a depressive. I'll assume (see my post from 9 July) that this is Germany's Johanniskraut. (Please, due to translation problems, add the Latin name to the American folk name!) Apparently there was a published study in 1993 that shows St. John's is helpful in treating light to middle depressions. It is as good as synthetic medicaments, but without their sometimes bad contraindications and with no risk of dependency. just remember that it can take weeks for the Wort to take effect. And avoid the sun during the treatment. Hope that helps, Anne Kaeser, IBCLC Germany