St. Johns Wort P.E.

Name  St. Johns Wort P.E.

Botanical Name  Hypericum perforatum L.

Source                             
      Any of various perennial Garcinia herbs, having
      erect stem, divarication and axillary branchs. The
      leaves are dense and opposite and they are
      oblong and linear. The length is about 1-2 cm and
      the width is about 3-9 mm. The tip of the leaves is
      blunt without indentations. The base of the leaves
      connected to the stem and there are gland spots on them. The flowers which have
      five lanceolate sepals grow on the tip of the stem or branch. The flowers are cyme
      and ave black gland spots on the edge. A flower which is longer than sepal has five
      yellow petals. There are black gland spots on the petals and anthers. The anthesis
      is from June to July and the fruit period is in October. The plant is havested in fall
      and it wildly grows in hillside, woods or hassock. It is distributed in Jiangsu,
      Shangdong, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Shannxi and Guizhou, etc.

Used Part  Whole grass

CAS No.  548-04-9

Active Ingredient  Hypericin

Specification  > 0.3% (UV)

Physical and Chemicalproperties
     • Appearance:  black-brown fine powder
     • Structure:

Function  Depression treatment, anti-bacteria, pre-menstrual period syndrome cure,
                seasonal depression treatment.

Usage  MedicineDietary supplement

Shelf Life  2 years when properly stored

Storage
     • Stored in cool & dry place
     • Kept away from strong light and heat

Package  25kg/drum