* Please Note: This information is based partly on Traditional Medicine which uses natural materials to support health. This information has not been evaluated or approved by the FDA. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor.
Description
Feeling blue? Can't seem to shake the doldrums? Try St. John's Wort extract by webber naturals.
Studies have showed that people that used St. John's Wort have experienced natural mood elevation and reduced feelings of sadness or hopelessness and often experienced a better sleep pattern.
St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum L.
Family: Clusiaceae or Hypericaceae.
Other Names: Millepertuis perfor‚ (French); Echtes Johanniskraut, Tpfel-Johanniskraut (German); iperico, erba di San Giovanni (Italian).
Description: A perennial herb or shrublet (up to 0.6 m), with small, gland-dotted leaves. Oil glands are visible as translucent dots, hence the botanical name "peforatum". The bright yellow flowers have numerous stamens and are dotted with small dark-coloured glands.
Origin: Europe and Asia; naturalised (e.g. North America, Australia). Selected strains are cultivated.
Uses and Properties: Used for healing since ancient times but today mainly for treating mild depression, mood disturbances, anxiety and nervous conditions. It is popular to treat wounds and burns; inflammations of stomach and intestines; against internal worms.
Active Ingredients:Hypericum is rich in phenolic compounds and various terpenoids but the chemical constituents of special interest are hyperforin (a phloroglucinol derivative) and hypericin (a dianthrone). The latter occurs with smaller quantities of pseudohypericin, protohypericin and others, and gives the red colour to the isolated oil.
Pharmacological Effects: Both hypericin and hyperforin are apparently responsible for a calming and mild antidepressant effect (supported by clinical studies). Whereas a MAO inhibiting activity was considered formerly, today an inhibition of neurotransmitter re-uptake provides a more plausible hypothesis. Hypericin is a photodynamic sensitiser and may cause phototoxic effects in fair-skinned people (but only at very high doses and in the presence of sunlight). Experiments have also shown anti-viral effects, of which a suppression of the HIV-1 virus created considerable interest. Hyperforin is related to the antimicrobial compounds in hops and likewise shows antibacterial effects (important for wound-healing).
Status: Pharm.; Comm. E+; ESCOP 1; WHO 2; clinical studies+.
Preparation and Dosage: Dry herb is sometimes used (daily dose 2-4 g; by infusion three times per day), but more often extracts. To be effective, they should contain 0.1 - 0.3% hypericin and 1 - 6% hyperforin. Hypericum oil, which is made by macerating fresh flowers in wheatgerm oil or olive oil, is traditionally ssed on wounds and burns.
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Directions
While St. John's Wort is a thoroughly researched herbal remedy with an excellent tract record, we recommend that people diagnosed with clinical depression use it under the supervision of their qualified health professional.
Ingredients
Each Capsule Contains: St. John's Wort Extract - 300 mg
Cautions
There are virtually no adverse side effects associated with St. John's Wort, unlike the pharmaceutical anti-depressant drugs.
St. John's Wort can cause sunburn in the susceptible if the recommended daily dosage is consistently exceeded.
St. John's Wort has been considered a possible risk factor for the development of cataracts. Such risk if they exist can be overcome with daily supplementation with vitamin C and lipoic acid.
Label Information
Hermetic seal under cap for safety and freshness. Contains no artificial preservatives, color, dairy, sweeteners, starch, wheat or yeast.
For product freshness protect from humidity.
Additional Information
Our 'standardized' herbs have amounts of certain components that have been measured and tested to remain consistent from bottle to bottle, capsule to capsule. Standardization takes the uncertainty out of buying herbal supplements.
For 50 years the webber name has been trusted in North American households as the source of Vitamin E. Now webber naturals is a 'natural' extension, bringing consumers a wide range of vitamins, minerals, herbs and special supplements to meet their families' health and nutrition needs.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
