Steinmetz:Hypericum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Hypericum perforatum (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Hypericum perforatum (and other species) Family Hypericaceae English Names St John's wort Aaroh's beard Hardhay Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Asia (including hilly parts of India) North Africa Canarian Islands North America Part(s) Used Herba Hyperici Flores Hyperici Oleum Hyperici

Constituent(s) herb: hyperin (quercetin-galatosid) essential oil fat cholin resin hypericin tannin sugar acids; flower: pectin blood-red resinous juice essential oil tannin Action flower herb: nervine astringent resolvent diuretic expectorant vermifuge aromatic stimulant digestive cholagogue anti-catarrhal uterine tonic anodyne; oil: disinfectant anodyne vulnerary