Table 4.
Manufacturer | Species | Plant part | Preparation | Standardization | Stated amount of marker (mg) | Measured amount marker (mg) (average of two lots) | Percent of label claim | Suggested servings per day | Total daily dose of marker compound (mg) |
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a | Hypericum perforatum | Aerial parts | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.9 | 0.83 ± 0.18 | 93 ± 20% | 3 | 2.49 |
b | Hypericum perforatum | Herb/flowers | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.9 | 0.89 ± 0.08 | 99 ± 9% | 2–4 | 1.78–3.56 |
c | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.45 | 0.40 ± 0.09 | 88 ± 19% | 4–6 | 1.6–2.4 |
d | Hypericum perforatum | Aerial parts | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.9 | 0.86 ± 0.09 | 96 ± 10% | 3 | 2.58 |
e (lot 1)* | Hypericum perforatum | Aerial parts | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.9 | 0.97 ± 0.05 | 107 ± 6% | 3 | 2.91 |
e (lot 2)* | Hypericum perforatum | Aerial parts | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.45 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 110 ± 4% | 6 | 3.0 |
f (lot 1)* | Hypericum perforatum | Herb/flowers | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.9 | 0.84 ± 0.02 | 94 ± 2% | 2 | 1.68 |
f (lot 2)* | Hypericum perforatum | Herb/flowers | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.45 | 0.46 ± 0.13 | 102% | 4 | 1.84 |
g | Hypericum perforatum | Aerial parts | Extract | 0.3% hypericin | 0.9 | 0.94 ± 0.13 | 105 ± 14% | 1–3 | 0.94–2.82 |
h | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.9 | 1.25 ± 0.04 | 139 ± 5% | 2 | 2.5 |
*Reported as two separate products since lots were different preparations;
N/A = information not available.