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Interactions for St. John's Wort

Possible Interactions with St. John's Wort

Overview

St. John's wort may interact with antidepressant medication that are used to treat depression or other mood disorders. Therefore, do not take this herb with any such medications.

You should not take St. John's wort if you are taking the heart medication digoxin because of the potentially dangerous interaction between this herb and this medication.

Using St. John's wort with antiviral agents like indinavir and other protease inhibitors is not recommended. There is the possibility of an interaction between this herb and these medications that could undermine the effectiveness of the antiviral medications.

You should not take this herb with immunosuppressive medications like cyclosporin because it may reduce the effectiveness of these medications.

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St. John's Wort
Uses of this Herb
  Anxiety
  Burns
  Depression
  Hemorrhoids
  HIV and AIDS
  Insomnia
  Wounds
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Drugs that Interact
  Summary
    Antidepressant medications
    Digoxin
    Immunosuppressive medications
    Protease inhibitors
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