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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KIELCORIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KIELCORIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KILECORIN | 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. |
| LEAD | 0 | Leaf | 6.0 | 18.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 12.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEAD | 0 | Root | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCOCYANIDIN | 1 | 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. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Plant | 5.0 | 90.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Plant | 2.5 | 45.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Flower | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | 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. |
| LUTEOXANTHIN | 0 | Flower | 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. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGIFERIN | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGIFERIN | 18 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiobesity | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antionychogryphotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Chem & Pharm. Bull., 34: 3854, 1986. |
| Antiperiodontal | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |