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Lamberts St John's Wort One-a-Day
(providing 1000mcg Hypericin)
Did You Know?
In Germany, where doctors routinely
prescribe herbal remedies, St John's Wort is the most common form of
antidepressant - and much more popular than conventional drugs such
as Prozac.
Nutritional Information per Daily Intake
(1 tablet)
2720mg St John's Wort
(provided by 340mg of an 8:1 extract)
providing 1000mcg Hypericin
Tableted with:
DiCalcium Phospate, Microcrystalline Cellulose,
Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Silicon Dioxide,
Stearic Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Glycerin, Iron Oxides.
St John's Wort
may be helpful in alleviating symptoms
of :
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Depression
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Anxiety and nervous tension
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Insomnia (especially when linked to
depression)
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Viral infections
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Bacterial infections
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PMS, chronic fatigue syndrome and
fibromyalgia
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- 'wintertime blues'
More 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.
Recent findings
Several recent trials have compared
St John's Wort with conventional antidepressants in mild to moderate
depression. In one study, 240 people were given either St John's Wort
or Prozac, and two studies tested St John's Wort against Imipramine.
All three trials found that St John's Wort was as effective as conventional
antidepressants.
(Reminder: If you have a medical or psychiatric
condition, consult your doctor before taking supplements)
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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