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! Intervention !! Study (year)<ref name="pmid18843608">{{cite journal| author=Linde K, Berner MM, Kriston L| title=St John's wort for major depression. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2008 | volume=  | issue= 4 | pages= CD000448 | pmid=18843608 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD000448.pub3 | pmc= | url= }}  [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19633246 Review in: Evid Based Ment Health. 2009 Aug;12(3):78] </ref> !! Study design !! Conclusion
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| [[Hypericum]] (St John's wort)|| [[Cochrane Collaboration]] (2008) || [[Systematic review]] || "The available evidence suggests that the hypericum extracts tested in the included trials a) are superior to placebo in patients with major depression; b) are similarly effective as standard antidepressants; c) and have fewer side effects than standard antidepressants. The association of country of origin and precision with effects sizes complicates the interpretation."
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Evidence table of selected complementary and alternative medicine therapies
Intervention Study (year)[1] Study design Conclusion
Hypericum (St John's wort) Cochrane Collaboration (2008) Systematic review "The available evidence suggests that the hypericum extracts tested in the included trials a) are superior to placebo in patients with major depression; b) are similarly effective as standard antidepressants; c) and have fewer side effects than standard antidepressants. The association of country of origin and precision with effects sizes complicates the interpretation."

References

  1. Linde K, Berner MM, Kriston L (2008). "St John's wort for major depression.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4): CD000448. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000448.pub3. PMID 18843608. Research Blogging. Review in: Evid Based Ment Health. 2009 Aug;12(3):78