"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypericum" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of hypericum (St.-John's-wort) given prenatally on cognition of mice offspring. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2001 Nov-Dec; 23(6):629-37.
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Effect of prenatally administered hypericum (St John's wort) on growth and physical maturation of mouse offspring. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Jan; 184(2):191-5.