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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.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Plant 1.0 18.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Plant 3.0 54.0 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE 0 Plant 0.1 1.8 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
AMENTOFLAVONE 18 Flower 100.0 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AMENTOFLAVONE 18 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AR-CURCUMENE 3 Plant 0.5 9.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant not available 1300.0 -0.29 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed not available 395.0 -0.10 Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot not available 16.5 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMYRIN 9 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Plant 0.3 4.5 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Shoot not available 12.1 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Plant 0.3 4.5 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-EUDESMOL 13 Plant 2.0 32.0 -1.40 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant 335.0 6055.0 6.10 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SELINENE 3 Plant 1.5 27.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
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Anticervicaldysplasic 2 (View Chemicals list for Anticervicaldysplasic) Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiCFS) Duke, 1992 *
Antichilblain 1 (View Chemicals list for Antichilblain) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticholesteremic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticholesteremic) Merck 11th Edition
Anticholinergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticholinergic) Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic 2 (View Chemicals list for Antichoreic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticirrhotic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 3 (View Chemicals list for Anticlastogen) Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticlimacteric) Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticoagulant) Duke, 1992 *
Anticold 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticold) Duke, 1992 *
Anticolic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticolic) Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticolitic) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 4 (View Chemicals list for Anticomplementary) Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 4 (View Chemicals list for Anticonvulsant) Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Anticoronary 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticoronary) Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 (View Chemicals list for AntiCrohn's) Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 (View Chemicals list for AntiCTS) Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 2 (View Chemicals list for AntiCVI) Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticystinuric) Duke, 1992 *