- Company : RD Health Ingredients Co., Ltd
- Region : Shanxi , China
- Category : Agriculture > Plant Extract
- Specification : Specifications: 0.3% UV
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- Update : May/11/2015
Product Details
St. John's wort extract Hypericin Description The St. Johns Wort Extract used in dietary supplements is derived from the aerial parts in blossom of the plant St. Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum L. ). St. Johns 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. What is St. John's wort extract hypericin? St. John's Wort Extract Hypericin is a substance isolated from a medicinal herb Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St.Johns Wort. Hypericin belongs to group of compound known as napthodianthrones. St. John's Wort Extract Hypericin is a secondary plant metabolite of St. Johns Wort and the amount of Hypericin strongly depend upon the source of the plant material. Initially Hypericin was considered to be the antidepressant principle of Hypericum perforatum, but according to latest research Hyperforin has emerged as antidepressant principle of the herb. St. John's Wort Extract Hypericin is used as standard for identification of genuine plant material and thus has importance from quality control point of view. The standardization of Hypericum perforatum is now based on both hypericin and hyperforin content. The herb must contain 0.3% of hypericin. St. John's Wort Extract Hypericin Pharmacological activity 1. Antidepressant activity In experiments, St. John's Wort Extract Hypericin has shown weak monoamine oxidase inhibiting activity. St. John's Wort Extract Hypericin was find that hypercin in a dose of 0.35 mg has effects similar to imipramine. In other experiment hypericin in a dose of 9-28 mg/kg showed activity similar to bupropion. St. John's Wort Extract
