Team Leader:
Kamryn Moss responsible for: description slide, potential
benefits slide, potential risks slide, major challenge #1 slide.
Yessenia Garcia responsible for: title slide, major challenge #2
slide, how we can deal with the challenges slide, reference
page.
*Real problem: Patients taking St. John’s Wort along with a
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor and how it can lead to
serotonin syndrome and toxicity.
PPT with speaker notes
8-14 slides with title and reference pages included
Slide 1: Topic (Title and introduction)
Slide 2: Description:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (2021).
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), a plant that grows in
the wild, has been used for centuries for mental health
conditions and health issues. It’s widely prescribed for
depression in Europe (National Center for Complementary
and Integrative Health, 2021).
Was originally used for:
kidney issues
lung diseases
insomnia
depression
to aid wound healing with its inflammatory properties
and many, many more health ailments.
Slide 3: Potential Benefits,
Slide 4: Potential Risks,
Slide 5: Major Challenges (2 or 3 with use of the topic)
Slide 6: Challenge 1
Slide 7: Challenge 2
Slide 8: How can we deal with the challenges
Slide 9: References (scholarly; within 5-10 years)
Apaydin, E. A., Maher, A. R., Shanman, R., Booth, M. S.,
Miles, J. N., Sorbero, M. E., & Hempel, S. (2016). A
systematic review of St. John's wort for major depressive
disorder. Systematic reviews, 5(1), 148.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0325-2
National Center for Complementary and Integrative
Health. St. john's wort (2020). US Department of Health
and Human Services. Retrieved from
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/st-johns-wort.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative
Health. St. john's wort and depression: In depth (2021).
US Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved
from https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/st-johns-wort-and-
depression-in-depth.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-st-johns-
wort/art-20362212
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/st-johns-
wort