HYPERCIUM PERFORATUM – SAINT JOHNS WORT

 

Saint Johns Wort Extract.

 

X10 extract strength meaning 1g equates to 10g of dried raw herb.

 

~ 3% Hyperforin

 

Extracts described as X100 or X200 in strength are likely “untrue” – unless the product happens to be a particular compound in its purified form...

 

Suitable for dissolving in hot water or consuming via other oral means.  

 

Beautiful dark brown - black colour.

 

High quality and strong

 

St Johns Wort is a traditional herbal medicine used to relieve the symptoms of slightly low mood and mild anxiety. Exclusively based upon long standing use as a traditional remedy.

 

Vegan/vegetarian suitable HMPC capsules available containing approximately 335mg of extract.

 

Consume 500mg to 2000mg daily

 

 

THR # 33336/0006

 

 

Description

 

Hypercium Perforatum is a perennial yellow flowering plant and thought to be native to milder climates of South Eastern Europe.

 

The oldest recorded use of the pant dates back to ancient Greeks and Romans whom consume the plant for wound healing purposes. There are reports of the plant being used for  also to prevent insanity and keep evil spirits at bay.

 

It is believed the common name for the plant, Saint Johns Wort, stems from the crusades, where the Knights of Saint John reportedly used the holly herb also as a wound healer.

 

Although Saint Johns Wort has a long history of medicinal use as a wound healer and painkiller, it is now better known as a natural mood booster and is a registered traditional herbal medicine in the UK.

 

 

Saint Johns Wort is one of the most well studies and documented herbs of all time Both hypericin and hyperforin are under study for their potential antibiotic properties.

 

Mechanism of action

Saint Johns Wort is one of the most studied plants of all time and two compounds occurring in the plant called Hyperforin and Hypericin are of particular pharmacological interest for depression, anxiety, as an antibiotic and much more.

 

 

The pharmacology of the herb is complex, studies using extracts have revealed an inhibitory affect on monoamine oxidase enzyme which increases neurotransmitter in the brain.

 

 

Further experiments discovered activity at GABA, Glutamate and Adrenergic receptors and the herbs ability to downregulation of beta-adrenergic receptors and an upregulation of serotonin 5-HT(2) receptors in the rat frontal cortex and causes changes in neurotransmitter concentrations in brain areas that are implicated in depression

 

Warnings & precautions:

 

Consult health care professional prior to consuming in combination with other active agents.

 

Saint John’s Wort is a known MAO inhibitor – meaning it reduces the rate of degradation of active agents in the synaptic cleft, potentiating other API’s, possibly leading to interactions and unwanted affects.

 

Do not consume whilst pregnant or breast feeding.

 

 

Postage & Delivery:

All orders made before 7pm are dispatched on the day - orders made on Friday/over the weekend are dispatched Monday morning - Free 2nd class (2 to 5 working day) delivery or payable 1st class service available at checkout.

 

Delivery services are not in operation on weekends.

 

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