Have people been sucessfully treated with hypericum perforatum (st john wort) for moderate depression?

St. john: In my practice, only a few, ones that couldn't't tolerate antidepressants.

Depression: "A 2009 systematic review of 29 international studies suggested that St. John’s wort may be better than a placebo (an inactive substance that appears identical to the study substance) and as effective as standard prescription antidepressants for major depression of mild to moderate severity." REF: https://nccih.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/sjw-and-depression.htm. However, many studies are from