St John's Wort Extract

St.John’s wort has been used since ancient times for everything fron a “protect against evil spirits”(depression) and for wound healing to its most common present day use as an antidepressant,the active ingredients in St John’s wort extract are unknown, but extracts standardized to contain napthodianthrone compounds such as hypericin along with phloroglucinols such as hyperforin and adhyperforin are known to be effective in alleviating mild to moderate depressive symptoms.St John’s wort also contains various flavonoids and proanthocyanidin polymers.