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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
EO 0 Shoot 700.0 1250.0 -0.84 *
EPICATECHIN 40 Plant *
FAT 0 Seed 328000.0 0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FENCHOL 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
FLAVONOIDS 0 Flower 117100.0 1.78 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FLAVONOIDS 0 Shoot 70000.0 74000.0 2.00 *
GABA 22 Plant 700.0 *
GALLIC-ACID 62 Plant *
GAMMA-CURCUMENE 0 Plant 0.5 9.0 *
GAMMA-EUDESMOL 0 Plant 1.5 27.0 -1.00 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Plant 1.5 27.0 -0.52 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Plant *
GERANIAL 13 Plant 0.4 6.3 -0.84 *
GERANIOL 35 Plant 4.0 72.0 -0.44 *
GERANYL-ACETATE 5 Plant 24.0 432.0 -0.05 *
GLUTAMINE 5 Plant *
GUAIOL 3 Plant 1.5 27.0 -1.00 *
GURJUNENE 0 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
HEXACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Prooxidant 5 *
Propecic 4 *
Prostaglandigenic 4 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 4 *
Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor 1 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 2 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protein-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 *
Protisticide 2 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
PTK-Inhibitor 2 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 4 *
Radioprotective 1 *
Renoirritant 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.
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 *
Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Rodenticide 1 *
Secretogogue 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.
Sedative 15 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Soporific 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Spasmogenic 5 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.