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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 | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTIN | 87 | Flower | 1000.0 | 2800.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | 2000.0 | 3000.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | not available | 16000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Shoot | not available | 10000.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-4,11-DIENE | 0 | Plant | 0.2 | 2.7 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | 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. |
| TANNINS | 0 | Flower | not available | 162000.0 | -1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Leaf | not available | 124000.0 | 0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Plant | 30000.0 | 160000.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Seed | not available | 121000.0 | 1.41 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| TANNINS | 0 | Shoot | not available | 3300.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Stem | not available | 38000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXASTEROL | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Plant | 0.5 | 9.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEOLENE | 0 | Plant | 1.5 | 27.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimelanogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenopausal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiMRSA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimutagenic | 29 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 8 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 9 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |