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Plant Hypericum perforatum (Clusiaceae)

Common Names
Common St. Johnswort, Hypericum, Klamath Weed, St. John's-wort, Goatweed
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
EO 0 Shoot 700.0 1250.0 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN 40 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed not available 328000.0 0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FENCHOL 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FLAVONOIDS 0 Flower not available 117100.0 1.78 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FLAVONOIDS 0 Shoot 70000.0 74000.0 2.00 Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Plant not available 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-CURCUMENE 0 Plant 0.5 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-EUDESMOL 0 Plant 1.5 27.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Plant 1.5 27.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Plant 0.4 6.3 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Plant 4.0 72.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Plant 24.0 432.0 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMINE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIOL 3 Plant 1.5 27.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GURJUNENE 0 Plant not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HEXACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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