Topic Title: Just a little tip...
| |  "Just a little tip..."
, Mon 24 Mar 19:08
Just wanted to give everyone that may not know a little tip.
If at all possible, take natural herbs in tea form. Generally the effects will be much more potent, as the steeping draws everything out and allows it to be absorbed.
SJW capsules (including the ones with standardized extract) can be opened and the contents made into tea.
When taken this way, the SJW tea will give me a very mild buzz, and I'll become extremely relaxed for about half an hour, then my mood perks up considerably.
Another tip as well - caffeine can give your mood a major boost. Do NOT use artificial caffeine (such as that found in soda and most other caffenated drinks). Artificial caffeine is harmful to your body and greatly increases anxiety. Get the natural caffeine from either coffee or tea (I recommend green tea and its variants, as green tea has many other benefits as well).
Hope this of some help!
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Mon 13 Jan 2003 6:21 |
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| | "Re(1):Just a little tip..." , Wed 26 Mar 05:39
I don't think I'd recommend putting standardized extract into a tea. The only thing that could possibly do is de-nature some of the active substances. Best to stick to making tea from raw herb.
Epyx
Posts: 493 | | Registered: Mon 3 Dec 2001 22:11 |
| | | "Re(2):Just a little tip..." , Thu 27 Mar 10:17
The first time I ever tried SJW, back in 1997, I experimented with making tea using the raw herb. It was the most disgusting thing I'd ever drank, yuck! Tasted revolting. I don't think there was much hypericum in it either -- I agree that it probably mostly gets destroyed in the hot water anyway. I think I'll stick to swallowing capsules!
Posts: 490 | | Registered: Thu 5 Oct 2000 21:48 |
| | | "Re(3):Just a little tip..." , Thu 27 Mar 12:39
Yeah, that's been the verdict of many people here! (i.e. the taste).
I remember some people here were using SJW tea as an adjunct to regular tablets/capsules, but there's not much clinical support for SJW tea by itself in treating depression. Maybe that's purely because it creates another variable? Who knows.
Epyx
Posts: 494 | | Registered: Mon 3 Dec 2001 22:11 |
| | | "Re(2):Just a little tip..." , Wed 26 Mar 15:21
The capsules with standardized extra are generally mostly raw herb, though.
Posts: 8 | | Registered: Mon 13 Jan 2003 6:21 |
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