St Johns Wort. Anyone taken it and?

Question 1
St Johns Wort. Anyone taken it and?...  found it beneficial, I hear it helps with regard to depression?

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1)   Some people say it's effective. But it's been proven to have side effects. Like all 'herbal remedies' the production isn't as controlled or as safe as genuine medicines. So you really have no sure way to be certain what and how much you're taking.
You really are better off talking to a doctor if you feel you need medication for depression. You may not actually need any.
Herbal remedies are just so much 'snake oil'. - Alec Leamas

2)   Yes that's right, particularly for mild depression. I've drunk it in a tea form before and found that it had no really effect to my mood but with that wasn't really drinking it religiously; it was just a a sort of aid to other things I was doing to help myself.
Instead I found camonmile tea really good for me as it know to calming effect, that's if you also have feeling of anxiety with depression. I would still recommend taking St John's Wort though, you might find it will be really good for you. - Safari

3)   My step-dad took it at a low time in his life. I don't know specific details but believe that it helped, he was able to go to work whilst taking it, otherwise he would have stayed off sick. - sarah

4)   Yes, it is beneficial for mild depression. My daughter takes it a swears by it.
Myself, having more serious depression take antidepressants.

I have also heard that if you are taking other medications it can interact with these.

Have a word with your pharmacist. - Jennywren

5)   yes it works great sometime - Kenu

6)   I tried it when i was depressed and it didn't help. If you don't want to go to docs for meds (which you should do) go to Hollandand Barrett and ask for 5-HTP. Its supposed to be good for depression. I've not used it but i researched online and it seems to be quite effective. Another thing that improves my mood from Holland & Barrett is their chilli pill diet tablets, and the green tea ones. They give you a boost of energy and speed your metabolism up.
I would still go to docs though xx - PepsiGirl


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Question 2
Anyone know a good, cheap home remedy for....?...  ..a cold? Had a bitch of a sore throat last night, and i now have a runny nose and that cough where phlegm flies out.

Anyone know a good, cheap home remedy?

Ta muchly (i'm just off to hack my guts up)

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1)   At the first sign of a cold I recommend zinc lozenges or zinc tables. Once a cold has set in all you can do is relieve the symptoms. Paracetamol is cheap. For the sore throat a glass of hot lemon juice and honey sipped slowly gives some relief. - jofoodielove

2)   I know it sounds weird but meditate.
I wanted to go with my friends to the mall the next day after i got a cold. I felt terrible but I really wanted to go so I sat down on my bed with my legs crossed and imagined me having fun with my friends as a healthy person and repeated Healthy... Healthy... I want to be Healthy tomorrow. Healthy...Healthy... For like about ten minutes in the dark and then I finished with a prayer for good health. and TA DA I was able to go with my friends the next day ... I had no sore throat, mucus, or runny/stuffy nose. It was great and by the next day I felt even better!. I cured my cold totally in about 2 days. - Erin W

3)   Ginger tea is good for cold. ginger can warm your body and boost immune system. it also good for your digestive system. the recipe is easy...

1. black tea
2. 3-4 thin slice of ginger
3. 1-2 tablespoon of honey

put everything in a glass of hot water... wait for 3 min then sip the tea. you can also add lemon ( if u prefer). take 2 times a day. good luck and take care :) - Alethea

4)   A ggod tablespoon of salt dissolved in boiling water (then add cold ) Gargle that and don't rinse with water. This will take care of your throat. Also a shot of bourbon will kill germs in your throat (any high vol alcohol, but dont go too nuts!)for nausia, avoid dairy (makes phlegm worse too) and avoid fruitjuice, oranges etc. Crush garlic and leave it in an oil burner, it seems to help nausia. Also for an all round boost(if you can handle it, I cant!) My husband likes a good dose of chilli sauce. It speeds up the metabolism (making you hungry or at least relieves nausia) & kills germs in the throat. And a really hot shower. Hope this helps, get well soon! - Joanne

5)   Stay as warm as possible to bring your body temperature up (helps the body fight off the virus).

Drink *LOTS* of clear fluids, such as water, soup broth, etc. (keeps the body lubricated, eliminating the virus as a waste product).

Get plenty of rest, as much as possible (allows the body to heal without having to provide energy for just about anything other than fighting your virus).

Eat soup broth (good for increased salt intake, which is a natural virus killer).

Wash your hands often, especially after you blow your nose or touch your mouth (stops you from reinfecting yourself).

When I get a cold and do this, it lasts for no longer than 1.5 days. - rayven


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Question 3
what are some holistic cures for cancer and some known cures for cancer, that have been used in the past?...  such as asparagus, or vitamin C

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1)   Apricot seeds also cure cancer but you have to consult a herbalogist for the dosage and to find out if that suits you(Coz if you are allergic to them it can cause cynide poisioning),eating tomatoes,tulsi and neem also keeps cancer at bay. - anurag

2)   no none.

"if you are allergic to them it can cause cynide poisioning" What a load of old rubbish. No-one is allergic to cyanide, it's only CN and is a deadly poison. - Nitram

3)   None I'm afraid. AltMed has nothing to offer but false hope. We have a name for treatment that works- medicine. - Rhianna

4)   There are none.

No case of cancer has ever been cured by asparagus or vitamin C.

And no cancer has ever been cured by apricot kernels either; in fact this is one of the few 'alternative' cancer treatments that has be thoroughly tested - many times - and it has been found to be completely ineffective against against cancer. And of course it contains cyanide which in the quantities its advocates recommend can be harmful or even fatal.

If you or someone you care about has cancer, then I understand your wish for alternative treatments; when I was diagnosed with cancer I was desperate to avoid harsh treatments and I spent day and night researching alternatives. The result was that I had to reluctantly conclude that there wasn't a scrap of evidence that any 'alternative', 'natural' or 'holistic' treatment had ever successfully treated a single case of cancer anywhere.

Of course there are ruthless charlatans and con artists who are happy to part desperate and vulnerable people from their cash in exchange for unproven, disproven and even dangerous 'cancer cures'.

There are also well-meaning but ill-informed people who know very little about cancer but have read about an 'alternative' cure on the internet and so want it to be true that they've swallowed the pseudo science and the unsubstantiated testimonials whole. That is who you are likely to receive answers from on this board. They may recommend seeds, teas, baking soda, restrictive diets, machines, hydrogen peroxide, shark cartilage, oleander, vitamin c, flaxseed oil or any one of a number of other things.

One thing you can be 100% sure of is that not one of those people has treated their own cancer in the way they recommend, or knows anyone who has.

If you're tempted by any particular 'alternative' that you hear about, at least do a search on this site before investing hope, money or - most dangerous of all - time in an ineffective and possibly dangerous treatment

http://www.quackwatch.org/ - lo_mcg


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Question 4
HELP ME! need to know how to cheat a drug test...?...  Last night was Friday night and i had 4 or 5 hits from a pipe. My parents were out of town and are coming home Tuesday. They will probably test me on tuesday or wednesday because they have caught me and tested me before. (I haven't smoked in 3 months) will i be clean? I also wanna know an easy way to cheat the test. thanks

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1)   Your parents test you and you were stupid enough to smoke anyway? You want to be caught. - Bill M

2)   You let your parents test you??? Time you moved out - S

3)   4 or 5 hits from a pipe is fine. I've hit a lot more in one night (well, one morning actually) then passed in the afternoon. you be fine. - Fight the system

4)   There is no true guarantee that you will be clean but you can start taking steps now to prevent being caught. Allot of factors will determine how much time it takes for you to get THC out of your fat cells, if you are lean and or muscular it will be cleared faster however if you are more chubby than it will take longer. Best bet right now is to start DRINKING WATER and allot of it, the more you drink the more you will piss out the THC so get started now!

(also dont dirnk more than 1.5L every hour because you could get ill from water intoxication) - Trajity


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Question 5
how to massage prostate?...  

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1)   Hire a hooker. - Giovanna

2)   Ha ha!
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