HerbalFactors St. John’s Wort is a full-spectrum extract, containing guaranteed levels of 0.28% hypericin. Studies support the use of St. John’s Wort extract for helping promote healthy mood balance, relieve restlessness and nervousness, and relieve sleep disturbances associated with mood imbalance, as used in herbal medicine. People with diagnosed clinical depression or taking antidepressant medication should only use St. John’s Wort under the supervision of a health care practitioner.

Each Capsule Contains: St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) (aerial)|300 mg Standardized to contain 0.3% Hypericin (900 mcg per capsule

Recommended Adult Dose: 1 capsule 3 times daily preferably with meals, up to 6 weeks, or as directed by a health care practitioner. 

 

Caution: Consult a health care practitioner if you experience sleep disturbances or if symptoms persist. Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight, ultraviolet light (UV) or UV therapy. Consult a health care practitioner if you are taking conventional medication, such as contraceptives, HIV-1 protease inhibitors, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, immunosuppressants, anticoagulants, digoxin, theophylline, serotonergic antidepressants, migraine therapies, SSRIs and/or anti-epilepsy drugs. Do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding.

Linde, Klaus, et al. "St John's wort for depression—an overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials." Bmj 313.7052 (1996): 253-258. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2351679/pdf/bmj00553-0017.pdf Zhou, Shu-Feng, and Xinsheng Lai. "An Update on Clinical Drug Interactions with the Herbal Antidepressant St. Johns wort." Current drug metabolism 9.5 (2008): 394-409. http://www.eurekaselect.com/67150/article