Plant Hypericum perforatum (Clusiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Plant	1.0	18.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Plant	3.0	54.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE	0	Plant	0.1	1.8	-0.69	Duke, 1992 *
AMENTOFLAVONE	18	Flower	100.0	500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMENTOFLAVONE	18	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE	3	Plant	0.5	9.0	-0.56	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Plant	not available	1300.0	-0.29	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	not available	395.0	-0.10	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.
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Shoot	not available	16.5	-0.37	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN	9	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BOURBONENE	0	Plant	0.3	4.5	-0.49	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Shoot	not available	12.1	-0.67	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE	5	Plant	0.3	4.5	-0.46	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL	13	Plant	2.0	32.0	-1.40	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Fruit Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Plant	335.0	6055.0	6.10	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SELINENE	3	Plant	1.5	27.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Antithrombic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid	3	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antithyrotoxic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitrypanosomic	2	Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	20	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast)	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	2	Duke, 1992 *