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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGIFERIN(SIC) | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MANNITOL | 18 | Plant | 11000.0 | 20000.0 | 1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| METHYL-2-DECANE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| METHYL-2-OCTANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 164000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-3-BUT-3-EN-2-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| METHYL-GERANATE | 0 | Plant | 0.3 | 5.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | 10.0 | 190.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| N-DECANAL | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONANE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| N-NONANE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONANE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-NONANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-OCTANAL | 2 | Essential Oil | 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. |