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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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPICATECHIN 0 Plant 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.
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Plant 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.
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Plant 0.5 9.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
(E)-OCIMENE 0 Plant 0.1 2.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-OCIMENE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
1(3)-11(8)-BIAPIGENIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1(3)-11(8)-BIAPIGENIN 0 Shoot not available 72.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIMETHYL-7-ISOBUTYL-2H,5H-PYRANO-(4,3-B)-PYRAN-5-ONE 0 Plant 1.5 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2-DIMETHYL-7-SEC-BUTYL-2H,5H-PYRANO-(4,3-B)-PYRAN-5-ONE 0 Plant 1.0 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-DECANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-DECANE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-DECANE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-OCTANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-OCTANE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-OCTANE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYLHEPTAN-2,4-DIONE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 not available 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
Choleretic 15 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.
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Choline-Sparing 2 Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.
Cholinergic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cicatrizant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 4 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Stimulant 5 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagen-Sparing 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COMP-Inhibitor 2 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *