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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Perfumery | 25 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Peroxynitrite-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photoactive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photodermatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phototoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Phytohormonal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pigment | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Proliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |