St. John's wort is an herbal remedy for depression. But we can't have a natural remedy being used when there are much more expensive and dangerous big pharma alternatives now can we?
If it works for many people, what gives you or CAFTA the right to decide otherwise?
Your argument is the same as those who wish cancer sufferers to be denied marijuana to control nausea and pain, simply because it is a natural growing medicine, and cannot be controlled by the pharmacuetical industry.
Maybe you were thinking of Ginkgo Biloba, which is an herbal memory enhancer.
Perhaps you should try some and see if it works for your not-so-good memory.
Cute. I tend to remember things that work, not things that don't (/excuses)
Now as to SJW:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1917359.stm
Herb ineffective as anti-depressant (4/9/02)
The popular herbal supplement, St John's wort, is an ineffective treatment for depression, a major study has found.
The use of herb has grown massively in recent years as more people opt for so-called natural medicines.
Researchers have conducted the largest ever clinical trial into the impact of the herb on major depression - a moderately severe form of the condition.
The researchers, from Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, found it had no more impact than a dummy medicine.
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That's enough for me.