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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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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PSEUDOHYPERICIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOHYPERICIN 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOHYPERICIN 2 Shoot not available 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOHYPERICODIHYDROANTHRONE 0 Plant 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.
PYROGALLOL 23 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available 1000.0 0.94 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available 20000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCURONIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCURONIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-XYLOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-O-XYLOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Flower not available 3380.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Shoot 3000.0 5240.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
RESORCYNOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RHODAN 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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprotozoal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipsoriac 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipurpuric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyruvetic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiradicular 19 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiRaynaud's 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinitic Optometry 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretroviral 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiReye's 1 Martindale's 29th
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 3 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antirhinitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinoviral 1 Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.