Viridian St. John's Wort Herb Extract (Hypericum Perforatum)
St. John’s Wort has been used throughout Europe for a number of symptoms of nervous tension: insomnia, cramps (e.g. menstrual), intestinal colic, irritable bowel, bed wetting and anxiety. St. John’s Wort extracts have shown a wide variety of effects in experimental and clinical studies. Some of the activities demonstrated include psychotropic, antidepressant, antiviral, and antibiotic effects as well as increased healing of wounds and burns.
Potential applications: Mild to moderate depression. Viral conditions such as herpes virus 1 and 2. Menopausal conditions and other states involving tension / anxiety e.g. SAD and chronic fatigue syndrome. Injuries and trauma. Nicotine and alcohol withdrawal. Hypericin has produced potent anti-tumour activity in-vitro against several tumour cells, although no toxic effects were noted on normal cells. St. Johns Wort has been shown to increase nocturnal melatonin secretion after using 500mg / day for 3 weeks.
Viridian St. John's Wort Herb Extract capsules
Ingredients (one vegetarian capsule provides):
Standardised St. John's Wort herb extract (0.3% hypericin) - 175mg
St. John's Wort powder - 119mg
In a base of alfalfa, spirulina & bilberry
Viridian St. John's Wort Herb Extract - 90 Veg Caps - £14.70
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ANTI-DEPRESSANT - St. John’s Wort is commonly used as a mild to moderate antidepressant. This action appears to be based on the ability of hypericin and other components to inhibit monoamine oxidase (MAO) types A and B. As a result of this inhibition, the level within the brain of certain nerve impulse transmitters increases – helping maintain normal mood and emotional stability. 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.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - Atypical depression, neurasthenia and fibromyalgia seem to form a spectrum of disorders, who share a common biological basis, i.e. a reduced activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA)-system. Treatment with hypericum seems to disinhibit the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical-system in healthy subjects and patients with a depression. Clinical studies with patients with depression with atypical features like the seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and with patients with a depressive syndrome accompanied by somatic complaints or fatigue, support this view.
ANTI STRESS / ANXIETY - St. John’s wort has a traditional use as a restorative treatment for the nervous system; spinal injuries, neuralgia, sciatica, muscular rheumatism, mild psychological disorders, excitability and nervousness.
WOUND HEALING - Oral administration of hypericum tincture has demonstrated improved healing effects. This would appear to be due to the facilitation of the collagen maturation phase of wound healing, enhanced new skin growth, and an influence on epithelial cell proliferation and migration.
MENOPAUSE - St. John’s Wort has a specific application for the various nervous system related symptoms of the menopause, through its restorative and convalescent effects.
ANTI-VIRAL / ANTI- BACTERIAL - studies have shown that St. John’s Wort exhibits strong antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 as well as influenza types A and B, vesicular stomatitis virus, Epstein Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. St. John’s Wort extracts demonstrate broad spectrum antimicrobial activity against such organisms as staph. aureus, strep. mutans, proteus vulgaris, E.coli, and pseudo. aeruginosa.
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