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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Plant *
(+)-EPICATECHIN 0 Plant 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 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 *
(E)-OCIMENE 0 Plant 0.1 2.3 *
(Z)-OCIMENE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 *
1(3)-11(8)-BIAPIGENIN 0 Flower *
1(3)-11(8)-BIAPIGENIN 0 Shoot 72.5 *
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 1 Leaf *
1,3,6,7-TETRAHYDROXYXANTHONE 1 Plant *
2,2-DIMETHYL-7-ISOBUTYL-2H,5H-PYRANO-(4,3-B)-PYRAN-5-ONE 0 Plant 1.5 27.0 *
2,2-DIMETHYL-7-SEC-BUTYL-2H,5H-PYRANO-(4,3-B)-PYRAN-5-ONE 0 Plant 1.0 18.0 *
2-METHYL-BUTENOL 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-DECANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-DECANE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-DECANE 0 Shoot *
2-METHYL-OCTANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-OCTANE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-OCTANE 0 Shoot *
5-METHYLHEPTAN-2,4-DIONE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Spasmolytic 1 *
Spermicide 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Styptic 1 *
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 7 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sweetener 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
T-Cell-Stimulant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Teratologic 2 *
Termiticide 2 *
Termitifuge 3 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Testosterone-Inducer 1 *
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Tissue-Thromboplastin-Inhibitor 1 *
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 5 *
Tonic 1 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 5 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 5 *
Toxic 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Tranquilizer 4 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.