• St. John’s Wort, and Skullcap are traditionally used in Western herbal medicine:
  – to relieve nervous unrest and mild anxiety
• Skullcap is traditionally used in Western herbal medicine as a nerve tonic, calmative and nervine
  – to relieve sleeplessness and reduce disturbed or restless sleep
• Saffron and St. John’s Wort help support healthy mood balance

Each tablet contains:
Hypericum perforatum (St John’s Wort) extract 125 mg
derived from min. herb top flowering dry 750 mg
standardised to contain hypericin 375 microgram
equivalent to flavonoid glycosides 7.5 mg
Schisandra chinensis (Schisandra) extract 112.5 mg
derived from fruit dry 675 mg
Scutellaria lateriflora (Skullcap) extract 1 mL
derived from herb dry 500 mg
Crocus sativus (Saffron) extract 7.5 mg
derived from stigma dry 22.5 mg

Adults: Take 1 tablet 3 to 4 times daily

Warnings

• Caution in pregnancy and lactation
• May cause hyperaesthesia in some sensitive individuals especially when combined with a high exposure to sunlight
• St John’s Wort is not advisable in cases of known photosensitivity and in those taking photosensitising drugs. Patients taking high doses should avoid excessive exposure to sunlight and UV radiation
• As Schisandra may accelerate clearance of the drugs from the body, caution is advised prescribing herbs for patients taking drugs with a narrow therapeutic window, including warfarin and digoxin
• St John’s Wort affects the way some prescription medicines work
• Concurrent administration of high doses of St John’s Wort is contraindicated with the following drugs: warfarin, digoxin, immunosuppressive drugs such as cyclosporin, indinavir (HIV protease inhibitor), nevirapine (HIV non-nucleoside transcriptase inhibitor); docetaxel by injection, phenprocoumon, nifedipine, methadone, finasteride, clozapine, cancer chemotherapeutic drugs such as irinotecan and calcium channel antagonists such as verapamil
• Caution is advised in patients taking other drug medications, including combined oral contraceptives
• Consume at least 2 hours away from ingestion of mineral supplements
• Discontinue 7 days prior to general anaesthesia
• If patient symptoms persist, seek additional professional advice