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hypericin

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hy·per·i·cin (h-pr-sn)
n.
A drug, produced synthetically or as an extract of Saint John's wort, used as an antidepressant and antiviral agent.

hypericin (hī·perˑ·i·sin),
n an extract from the plant
Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St. John's wort; used to treat depression, sleep disorders, and viral infections; the poten-tial to treat HIV is currently under investigation.

hypericin
the exogenous photodynamic agent in hypericumperforatum—St. John's wort.


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The plant also contains polycyclic phenols, hypericin, and pseudohypericin, in addition to flavonoids (hyperoside, quercetin, isoquercitrin, rutin), kaempferol, luteolin, and biapigenin.
And the alternative and complementary section has an overview, Chinese acupuncture, Chinese herbalism, Native American traditional healing, cat's claw, DHEA, DNCB, echinacea, essiac, hypericin (St.
Saint-John's-wort contains several active constituents, including various flavonoids and the naphthodianthrones, hypericin and pseudohypericin.
 
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