St.-John's-wort dry extract, process for its preparation and its use.

摘要

The invention relates to a dry extract from the herb Hypericum perforatum L. (St John's wort) which is characterised by a total hypericin content which is less than the total hypericin content of the drug used as starting material, and by a total hyperforin content which is greater than the total hyperforin content of the drug used as starting material, where the hypericin content is preferably less than 0.1% by weight. The invention furthermore relates to processes for producing the dry extract, to the use of the dry extract for producing pharmaceutical compositions with psychovegetative and antidepressant activity, and to these pharmaceutical compositions themselves.