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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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 11 Duke, 1992 *