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Flavonoids of St. John’s Wort and HPA Function.

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Dr. Gary Pack

Depression commonly causes chronic stimulation of the Hypophyseal-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis with over-secretion of ACTH and cortisol. The author’s previously showed that both an alcohol extract of St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) and hypericin, a constituent of St. John’s Wort, reduced the activity of the HPA axis. (Hyperforin was inactive in reducing HPA stimulation.) The present […]

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Conditions: Blood pressure, Depression, HPA hyporesponsiveness, Impaired glucose tolerance

Supplements: Bioflavonoids, St. John's Wort (Hypericin perforatum)

Miscellaneous: ACTH, Anti-depressant, Central nervous system, Corticosteroids, Cortisol, Hypericin, Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

Stress-Response Systems in Multiple Sclerosis.

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system characterized by alternate relapses and progression. The relapses are believed to be the result of acute inflammatory lesions and the progression is believed to be the result of permanent damage to the nervous system. There is a high risk of relapses associated with stressful […]

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