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 Directions for Use:
As a herbal food supplement
for adults, one to two vegicaps daily of St John's Wort Herb
Extract 300mg, preferably at mealtime, or as directed by a
healthcare practitioner.
Do not exceed the recommended
daily intake. Store out of reach of young children. Food
supplements must not be used as a substitute for a varied
diet. Although we take great care in what we say about
products on this site, you should always read the
manufacturer's label on the actual product carefully before
taking supplements.
Each Solgar St John’s Wort ‘300’ vegetable capsule
provides:
Standardised St. John's Wort Herb Powdered Extract (1mg [0.3%] total
hypericins)300mg
Raw St. John's Wort Herb Powder100mg
PhytO2X ä (powdered blend of beta-carotene prep. and ascorbic acid).
PhytO2X ä is a special blend of natural antioxidants, the purpose of which is
to maintain the freshness of the ingredients.
Encapsulated with natural ingredients: vegetable magnesium stearate.
Vegetable capsule shell: hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose.
Before taking this product – Please check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any
prescribed medicines as St. John’s Wort may affect the way they work. The use
of higher dosages of St John’s Wort may result in a photosensitivity reaction.
Please check with your healthcare practitioner regarding appropriate dosages.
Should not be taken with tyramine containing foods such as aged cheeses and
meats.
St John's Wort
may be helpful in alleviating
symptoms of :
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About St John's Wort
Anti-depressant
Several clinical trials have confirmed the mood elevating properties of St John's
Wort. Although early scientific investigation suggested that the anti-depressant mechanism might be due to an ability to inhibit monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes (which degrade mood-elevating neurotransmitters in the brain), newer studies show that it possesses little or no MAO inhibiting effects in vivo (in the body).
Recent research suggests that the herb's ability to inhibit the re-uptake of
serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline is probably most responsible for the herb's anti-depressant effects. St John's Wort's inhibition of interleukin-6 production (a compound linked to depression in some people) has also been proposed as a theory.
Nerve Relaxant and mild sedative
Extensive research has found that this herb is effective in anxiety and nervous excitement and may also improve sleep patterns (especially in depressed individuals), presumably due to the impact on serotonin activity in the brain. Interestingly, in depressed patients St John's Wort provided relief of both insomnia and
hypersomnia.
Anti-microbial
One of the
primary active compounds hypericin has been shown to exhibit strong anti-viral activity (e.g. herpes simplex 1 and 2, mononucleosis and influenza) as well as the ability to kill several different types of pathogenic bacteria.
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