Nature's Aid ST. JOHN'S WORT Standardised Extract 333mg - 30 Tablets   

St.John's Wort Extract (Hypericum perforatum) has been traditionally used in Europe for hundreds of years.  

Nutritional Information . Each tablet will provide on average: 333mg of Standardised Herb Extract giving a guaranteed consistent potency of 0.3% Hypericin, which is equivalent to 1000µg per tablet.  

Recommended Usage Rate . 1-3 tablets per day with food  

CAUTION . Before taking this produt -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.  

Not recommended during pregnancy or when breast feeding.   

Ingredients. St. John's Wort Extract. Di-Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Anticaking Agent

(Vegetable source Magnesium Stearate),Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.

Suitable For Vegetarians & Vegans  

Contains No Artificial flavours, Colours, Preservatives, Lactose, Yeast or Gluten.

 

St.John’s Wort (Hypericum Perforatum)

St. John’s Wort is also known as Hypericum perforatum and is native to Europe including Britain . The name St. John’s Wort was adopted for this plant because it traditionally blooms around the birthday of St.John the Baptist. The plant itself, characterised by its beautiful yellow flowers, has been used traditionally for hundreds of years by continental Europeans, and its usages documented as far back as Hippocrates who himself prescribed hypericum. Today St.John’s Wort is prescribed in Germany in fifty percent of cases of emotional imbalance, anxiety and sleep disorders.

 

Traditional uses of St.John’s Wort

St. John.s Wort has been traditionally used for the following:-

Emotional balance- to help maintain a healthy emotional balance and its use as such is documented as early as the sixteenth centuty.

Immune system- acts as an immune system stimulant and helps fight viral and bacterial infections.

 

Properties

Anxiolytic- hypericins have anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effects by the inhibition of the enzyme monoamineoxidase.

Anti-inflammatory- has anti-inflammatory and sedative effects.

 

Contra-Indications/ Precautions

This product should not be used by people taking antidepressants or anyone who has hypersensitivity to sunlight or is taking photosensitizing drugs such as tetracycline.

The extensive use of St. John’s Wort in Germany (66 million daily doses in 1994) has not resulted in any medical reports of serious drug interactions.

 

This product is not recommended for use during pregnancy or when breast feeding.

 

Above information taken from Nature’s Aid product information leaflet