Why isn the Oil Of Hypericum a dark red color?
A-Lakon Herbals St. Johnswort and Lemon Balm Massage Formula is a blend of freshly harvested St. Johnswort and Lemon Balm. These two extracts create a reddish brown color resulting from the chlorophyll content in the Lemon Balm leaves. We also use the whole flowering tops of St. Johnswort not just the flower petals, which also have a significant amount of chlorophyll along with the high level of hypericin also present in this part of the plant. In fact, the entire St. Johnswort plant is quite rich in the component hypericin, which imparts the reddish color. Some believe that oil of hypericin must be red in order to be true and also to be fresh. This is not so. Our extract is prepared within one hour of harvest, and we make only enough to last one year until the next harvest. The presence of chlorophyll from the bud casings and top leaves as well as the lemon balm leaves does not detract from the quality of our formula. Alternately we have received consistent positive response regarding
