To the Editor: St John’s wort (SJW) (Hypericum perforatum) is a natural medicine commonly used for treating depression. We recently encountered a case of an overdose of SJW leading to serious manifestations in the patient.
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- Intensive Care Department, Austin and Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
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