Comment on Show HN: A Platform For Self-ExperimentationComments−rootedbox10yI would not mess with Saint Johns wart. It will make you feel happy and cheery; but side effects are brutal. And if you participate in other drugs it might have harsh side effects.−chrisrxthOP10yAre you mainly referring to it being a CYP3A4 inhibitor?−ak139410yAnd it's been banned in EU in 2011.−gabemart10yIt's still available for sale from the biggest herbal supplement retailer in the UK [1]. That fact alone makes this claim seem unlikely.[1] http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barret...−ta0n0n010yA quick google search makes it sound more like all herbal medicines are now more strictly regulated but not banned.
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I would not mess with Saint Johns wart. It will make you feel happy and cheery; but side effects are brutal. And if you participate in other drugs it might have harsh side effects.
Are you mainly referring to it being a CYP3A4 inhibitor?
And it's been banned in EU in 2011.
It's still available for sale from the biggest herbal supplement retailer in the UK [1]. That fact alone makes this claim seem unlikely.
[1] http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barret...
A quick google search makes it sound more like all herbal medicines are now more strictly regulated but not banned.