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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
6-METHYL-HEPT-5-EN-2-ONE 0 Plant 1.0 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHYLHEPTAN-2,4-DIONE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Plant 0.1 2.3 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ACYLPHLOROGLUCINOLS 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.
ADHYPERFOLIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADHYPERFOLIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADHYPERIFORIN 0 Plant 2000.0 19000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKANES 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALKANOLS 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMORPHENE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAMPHOLENOL 0 Plant 0.1 0.9 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CUPRENENE 0 Plant 16.0 288.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-EUDESMOL 0 Plant 2.5 45.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Plant 1.0 18.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Plant 0.3 5.4 -1.13 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 13.0 245.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Plant 1.0 18.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 35 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 11 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Candidistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Capillarifortificant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillarigenic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillariprotective 5 Merck 11th Edition
Capillaritonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardioprotective 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Carminative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 3 Tramil
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 10 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.