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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | 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. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PECTIN | 24 | Plant | 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. |
| PERFLAVIT | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLOBAPHENE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| PHLOROGLUCINOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLOROGLUCINOL | 8 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PINENE | 12 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINOL | 0 | Plant | 0.1 | 0.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROANTHOCYANIDINS | 34 | Plant | not available | 120000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDINS | 27 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| PROLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 181000.0 | 207000.0 | -0.24 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOHYPERICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOPSEUDOHYPERICIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROVITAMIN-A | 0 | Plant | not available | 130.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PSEUDOHYPERICIN | 2 | Cotyledon | not available | 164.9 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PSEUDOHYPERICIN | 2 | Flower | 2260.0 | 5800.0 | not available | 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 * |