"Hypericum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Genus of perennial plants in the family CLUSIACEAE (sometimes classified as Hypericaceae). Herbal and homeopathic preparations are used for depression, neuralgias, and a variety of other conditions. Hypericum contains flavonoids; GLYCOSIDES; mucilage, TANNINS; volatile oils (OILS, ESSENTIAL), hypericin and hyperforin.
Descriptor ID |
D020902
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.625.500
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Concept/Terms |
Hypericum perforatum- Hypericum perforatum
- Hypericum perforatums
- perforatums, Hypericum
- St. Johns Wort
- Johns Wort, St.
- Wort, St. Johns
- St. Johnswort
- Johnswort, St.
- Saint Johns Wort
- Johns Wort, Saint
- Wort, Saint Johns
- Saint Johnswort
- Johnswort, Saint
- St. John's Wort
- John's Wort, St.
- St. John Wort
- Wort, St. John's
- Saint John's Wort
- John's Wort, Saint
- Saint John Wort
- Wort, Saint John's
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2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypericum" by people in Profiles.
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Proposed Mechanism for the Antitrypanosomal Activity of Quercetin and Myricetin Isolated from Hypericum afrum Lam.: Phytochemistry, In Vitro Testing and Modeling Studies. Molecules. 2021 Feb 14; 26(4).
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Inhibition of human monoamine oxidase A and B by flavonoids isolated from two Algerian medicinal plants. Phytomedicine. 2018 Feb 01; 40:27-36.
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Polycyclic Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinol Congeners Possessing Diverse Structures from Hypericum henryi. J Nat Prod. 2015 Apr 24; 78(4):885-95.
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New acylphloroglucinol derivatives with diverse architectures from Hypericum henryi. Org Lett. 2014 May 02; 16(9):2434-7.
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A Phase II study of St. John's Wort for smoking cessation. Complement Ther Med. 2006 Sep; 14(3):175-84.
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Herbal supplements in older adults. Consider interactions and adverse events that may result from supplement use. Geriatrics. 2005 Feb; 60(2):18, 22-3.