Correction.
Due to an editing error in the November issue ("The Top Ten Supplements: How Safe?" p. 7), we said that St John's wort St John's wort Hypericum perforatum Herbal medicine A perennial herb that contains flavonoids, glycosides, mucilage, tannins, volatile oil; it is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, astringent, expectorant, sedative; as an antidepressant, it is may increase the activity of protease inhibitors, digitalis digitalis (dĭj'ĭtăl`ĭs), any of several chemically similar drugs used primarily to increase the force and rate of heart contractions, especially in damaged heart muscle. The effects of the drug were known as early as 1500 B.C. , statins, warfarin, chemotherapy drugs, oral contraceptives, tricyclic antidepressants, and clozapine, olanzapine, and theophylline theophylline /the·oph·yl·line/ (the-of´i-lin) a xanthine derivative found in tea leaves and prepared synthetically; its salts and derivatives act as smooth muscle relaxants, central nervous system and cardiac muscle stimulants, and . In fact, St John's wort may decrease the activity of those drugs.
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