article_snippet.sent: The remedy I most commonly suggest to patients, though, is St John's wort.
article_snippet.sent: Before taking St John's wort, check with your pharmacist or GP.
article_snippet.sent: It's a once-a-week treatment and there are no side-effects - it could save the NHS a fortune if the NHS was used more widely.'
article_snippet.sent: It is helpful when conventional medication has nothing to offer, or where conventional medication's contra-indicated. '
article_snippet.sent: For example, if I have a menopausal woman coming to see me with hot flushes and a menopausal woman can't take HRT because a menopausal woman has had breast cancer, or has been using HRT for the recommended two to four years and must come off breast cancer, there are a few homeopathic remedies I can suggest - belladonna being the most common. '
article_snippet.sent: Homeopathy is also useful for chilblains - there are topical orthodox treatments for this