| Name: |
Hypericum perforatum |
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| Synonyms/Scientific names: |
Hypericum perforatum Linn.[1]
St, John's Wort, Amber, demon Chaser, Fuga Daemonum, goatweed, Hardhay, Klamath weed, Rosin Rose[2]
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| Description: |
Family : Hypericaceae[1],[2]
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| Extract used: |
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| Phyto-constituents(active): |
I3,II8-Biapigenin.[3]
hypericin and hyperforin[4]
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| Actions & Indications: |
Pharmcological Action-
Therapeutic indications:
Extracts of
hypericum are found to be more effective than placebo for the
treatment of mild to moderately severe depressive
disorders in patinets in clinical setting.[5]
Preclinical study-
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| Notes: |
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| REFERENCES |
| 1. |
St. John's Wort; In : Botanical Medicines: The Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements, Second edition, by Mckenna DJ et al, Routledge, 2012, page no. 923.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=soksBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA923 |
| 2. |
St. John's Wort; In : Neurological Drug Reactions and Interactions by Litt JZ et al, CRC Press, 2005, page no. 160.
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=PVAVJeLGtooC&pg=PA160 |
| 3. |
Berghöfer R , Hölzl J, Biflavonoids in Hypericum perforatum 1; Part 1. Isolation of I3, II8-Biapigenin. Planta Med. 1987 ;53(2):216-7.
https://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-962676 |
| 4. |
Vacek J, Klejdus B, Kubán V, Hypericin and hyperforin: bioactive components of St. John's Wort
(Hypericum perforatum). Their isolation, analysis and study of
physiological effect. Ceska Slov Farm. 2007 ;56(2):62-6.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17619301 |
| 5. |
Linde K et al, St John's wort for depression--an overview and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. BMJ 1996;313(7052):253-8.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7052.253 |
