Solgar St. John's Wort
Solgar St. John's Wort Vegetable Capsules suitable for Vegans!
Solgar's Standardized Full Potency (SFP) Herbs are developed through a unique process that integrates the ideologies of both traditional herbalism and standardized herbal technology.
To ensure consistent and reliable phytonutrient levels, Solgar isolate a controlled amount of these important plant compounds. Then, Solgar blend these enhanced, 'standardized' compounds with all of the components that occur naturally in the whole raw herb. The results is a premium-quality standardized herbal extract with all of the synergistic and valuable qualities found in nature.
Solgar St. John's Wort is free of sugar, salt, yeast, wheat and dairy products and is formulated without the use of artificial preservatives, flavours or colours.
Each Solgar St. John's Wort vegetable capsule provides:
Raw St. John's Wort Herb Powder – 300mg
Standardized St. John's Wort Herb Powdered Extract – 175mg
(0.5mg [0.3%] hypericin)
Encapsulated with:
Vegetable Capsule Shell (hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose)
Vegetable Magnesium Stearate
Antioxidant (powdered blend of beta-carotene preparation and ascorbic acid (contains soy)
Solgar St. John's Wort Precautions:
The use of higher dosages of St. John's Wort may result in a photosensitivity reaction. Please check with your healthcare practitioner regarding appropriate dosages.
Solgar St. John's Wort should not be taken with tyramine containing foods such as aged cheeses and meats.
Solgar St. John's Wort is NOT for use during pregnancy and lactation, unless directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Before taking Solgar St. John's Wort – Please check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any prescribed medicines as St. John's Wort may affect the way they work.
Taken at the recommended dose, St, John's wort has few adverse effects (for example, nausea, rash). However, it can interfere with the action of some other medicines making them less effective. It does this by causing enzymes in the liver and gut to breakdown some medicines faster than usual.
Contact your doctor immediately if you are taking St. John's Wort and notice signs or symptoms indicating that your medicine is less effective than usual, for example, less control of seizures with anti-epilepsy medication.
Even if you do not notice any change in your health, but are taking a prescribed medicine and St. John's Wort, you should see your doctor.
The following list indicates when you should see your doctor as soon as possible:
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Immunosuppresants for transplant rejection eg. Cyclosporin (Neoral); tacrolimus (Prograf)
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HIV treatments eg. Indinavir (Crixivan); nelfinavir (Viracept); ritonavir (Norvir); saquinavir (Fortovase, Invirase); nevirapine (Viramune), efavirenz (Stocrin)
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Carbamezepine (Tegretol, Teril); phenobarbitone; phenytoin (Dilantin) for epilepsy
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Digoxin (Lanoxin) for heart disease
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Warfarin (Marevan, Coumadin) for blood thinning
The following list indicates when you should see your doctor in the near future:
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Sumatriptan (Imigran); rizatriptan (Maxalt) for migraine
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Some antidepressants eg. Citralopram (Cipramil); fluoxetine (Prozac, Fluox, Lovan, Plinzene); fluvoxamine (Luvox); paroxetine (Aropax); sertraline (Zoloft); nefazodone (Serzone)
The following list indicates when you should see your doctor when you get your next prescription:
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Oral contraceptives
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Theophylline (Nuelin, Theo-Dur) for asthma
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any other prescribed medicine
Your doctor may decide that you should stop St. John's wort, or that the effectiveness of the prescribed medicine should be monitored, or that it is unlikely that St. John's wort will be interfering. If you are advised to stop St. John's Wort discuss other alternative treatment options with your doctor.
Do not stop St. John's wort without consulting your doctor, because your prescribed medicine may become too potent, and the dose may need to be adjusted.
When discussing treatment options, always tell your healthcare professional if you are taking any other medicines (including any that you buy without a prescription from a pharmacy, supermarket of health food shop) or complementary healthcare product.
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