"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) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.928.249.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Hypericum perforatum- Hypericum perforatum
- Hypericum perforatums
- perforatum, Hypericum
- 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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