Can you get St. John's wort either on prescription, or by mail order, in the USA?

Question

I am informed that it is no longer available Over The Counter, due to a small percentage of people foolishly taking it with other medication, which it can interfere with. If that is the cause, there is no reason why a doctor can't prescribe it, as is done in Germany, where it is the standard treatment for depression, except where other medications are being taken, which it might interfere with. Doctors would also be able to advise their patients to discontine use some time prior to any surgery, until after healed, due to its thinning (anticoagulant) properties. I strongly suspect that the pharmaceutical manufacturers have lobbied to get such a withdrawal from general sales, to clear the way for even more billions of $ of sales of their products. Fortunately, it is still readily avaliable in many other parts of the world, including where I live, and the wort even grows wild, so I'll be getting some seeds, and growing my own. You could try this, too, if interested.

Answer 1

You can buy St. John's Wort in any health food store.  Whole Foods Market sells many different kinds, and the store is full of people who can talk to you about it, and tell you about any drug interactions that may occur.

Answer 2

I think you can buy it in the store (health store)still. however RHODEOLA is safer and much better 4 u. It's a rare herb grown on mountains. There are problems with mixing antiD's so go carefully

Answer 3

Similar to this St.  John´s wort    but better is the mangosteen fruit.   It has very similar antidepressive effects but also has multiple preventative and therapeutic applications.

If you want to find out more about it, please check  www.cristinadiaz.mymangosteen.com for more information.