Affiliation:
1. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
Abstract
The flowering plant genus Hypericum (Hypericaceae) contains the well-known medicinally valuable species Hypericum perforatum (common St. John's wort). Species of Hypericum contain many bioactive constituents, including proanthocyanins, flavonoids, biflavonoids, xanthones, phenylpropanes and naphthodianthrones that are characterized by their relative hydrophilicity, as well as acylphloroglucinols and essential oil components that are more hydrophobic in nature. A concise review of the scientific literature pertaining to constituents of Hypericum essential oils and volatile fractions is presented.
Subject
Complementary and alternative medicine,Plant Science,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,General Medicine
Reference139 articles.
1. Council of Europe. (2001) European Pharmacopoeia, 4th edition. Strasbourg, France.
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