St.John’s Wort Extract

.Color: Black-brown
. Hypericin

. Part Used: All grass
.Specification: 0.3% Test By UV

ANALYSIS

SPECIFICATION

Appearance

Black-brown fine powder

Odor

Characteristic

Assay (UV)

0.3% Hypericin

Sieve analysis

NLT 100% pass 80 mesh

Loss on Drying

5.0%

Ash content

5.0%

Heavy Metal

<20ppm

As

<2ppm

Lead

<2ppm

Microbiology

 

Total Plate Count

<1000cfu/g

Yeast & Moulds

<100cfu/g

E.Coli

Negative

Salmonella

Negative

 
 
Indications and Uses

St. John’s Wort Extract is a secure nerval nutrilite. It has always been used for mild to moderate depression. Scientific studies of the herb suggest that it acts to increase the activity and prolong the action of the neurotransmitters serotonin and noradrenaline, in a similar manner to standard antidepressants, but with fewer reported side effects.

 
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