St. John's Wort has gained popularity as a treatment for depression. There are other benefits as well including: headaches, insmonia, carpal tunnel syndrome, chrohn's disease, hemorrhoids , nerve pain due to long term untreated diabetes, ear infection and the herpes virus.

St. John's Worth is sometimes refered to as "natures Prozac". There are compounds in this herb, including hypericin and , which allow more seratonin to be available to the brain. Since seratonin is a mood balancing chemical, these compounds in St. John's Wort may help treat depression.

There have been studies conducted that show that st. John's Wort is as effective in treating mild to moderate depression as popular antidepression drugs but without their side effects.

St. John's Wort has pain relieving properties and improves nerve transmisssion which can be helpful for treating carpal tunnel syndrome. Also the resulting nerve pain that may occur with treatment of diabetes may be relieved with this herb.

Seratonin also has effects on the digestive system and when this chemical in the body is regulated it may help with Chrohn's disease.

St. John's Wort also has anitviral properties and is helpful n treating ear infections and herpesvirus infections. Herpes simplex type 1 virus, the one that causes fever blisters, is inhibited with St. John's Wort.