St. John’s Wort Doesn’t Help ADHD, Still Good for the Blues

One more herbal remedy seems to work no better than a placebo: St. John’s wort for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. Fifty-four kids age 6 to 17 received either 300 mg of Hypericum perforatum or sugar pills three times a day for eight weeks. By the end, the herbal supplement had “no additional [...]