On (29 Oct 97) MARK PROBERT wrote to HARRIET LEVY...
 MP> HL>My partner is getting incredible results using St. John's Wort for
 MP> HL>ADD.  We'd read something in a mainstream newspaper about some
 MP> HL>studies being done on just that, seems SJW works on the dopamine
 MP> HL>receptors, so he decided to try it.  What he's found is that he's
 MP> HL>more able to focus, is less distractable.
 MP> HL>He's taking 600mg in the morning and 300 at lunch, this seems to
 MP> work HL>best for him.
 MP> SJW is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and has never been
 MP> shown to affect dopamine receptors.
Perhaps you should let the New York Times know this....they seem to have
been reporting on a new study that does show SJW affects the dopamine 
receptors.
... Always remember to pillage BEFORE you burn.
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