St. John's Wort - Promotes Positive Mood, 1 oz., (Herb Pharm)

Product description

St. John's Wort has been know to help nervous debility, anxiety and mental depression, anorexia, nerve injury, inflammation and pain, brain concussion, shock or injury of spine or soreness of spinal area, sciatica, shingles (taken internal and topically ).

Suggested Usage

Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 5 times per day. Topically apply full-strength (if well tolerated), or dilute with 1 to 2 parts water. Seek expert medical advice before taking St. John''s Wort with medical drugs. Avoid intense exposure to sunlight or UV light while taking St. John''s Wort. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Ingredients

We prepare our St. John''s Wort Extract from fresh(undried) flowering and budding tops of Hypericum perforatum plants. Fresh herb/menstruum ratio: 1:1.5 Contains certified organic grain alcohol (52-58%) & St. John''s Wort extractives.

Clinical data

While it was previously thought the antidepressant actions of St. John’s wort were due to hypericin and the inhibition of the enzyme monoamine oxidase, current research has challenged this belief, focusing on other constituents, such as hyperforin, and flavonoids. Studies suggest that St. John’s wort extracts may exert their antidepressant actions by inhibiting the reuptake of the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. St. John’s wort is able to act as an antidepressant, by making more of these neurotransmitters available to the brain.