Medicinal and aromatic plants have popular recently to investigate their usability as natural resources in many areas due superior biological activity properties. Hypericum genus contained important medicinal plant species known worldwide. In this study, the ethanol extracts from different parts (flower, leaf stem) of three perforatum, heterophyllum, scabrum were screened for toxicity against a...

BACKGROUND An efficient method for the identification of medicinal plant products is now a priority as the global demand increases. This study aims to develop a DNA-based method for the identification and authentication of plant species that can be implemented in the industry to aid compliance with regulations, based upon the economically important Hypericum perforatum L. (St John's Wort or Gua...

Hypericum perforatum L. is an important medicinal plant for the treatment of depression. The plant contains bioactive hypericins that accumulate in dark glands present especially in reproductive parts of the plant. In this study, pathogenesis-related class 10 (PR-10) family genes were identified in H. perforatum, including three previously unidentified members with sequence homology to hyp-1, a...

Son yıllarda doğal ürünlere ilginin giderek artması ile bitkisel tedavilerin kullanımı tüm dünyada giderek yaygınlaşmaktadır. Bitkisel tedaviler içerisinde psikiyatrik bozuklukların tedavisi amacıyla sıklıkla kullanılanlar arasında, sarı kantaron olarak da bilinen Hypericum perforatum da yer almaktadır. Sarı kantaron, başta hafif ve orta şiddetteki depresyon olmak üzere, uykusuzluk ve kaygı gib...

St. John's Wort scientifically known as Hypericum Perforatum, an herbal remedy generally used to treat depression, is making a rise throughout Europe and the United States. St. John's Wort is a perennial plant that produces abundant yellow flowers and grows naturally throughout much of the world, including specifically in northern California, southern Oregon, and Colorado. It usually flowers on...

Hypericum perforatum L. (St. Johns’ wort) is the most commercially important species of the genus Hypericum and contains a wide range of components including naphthodianthrones, phloroglucinols, tannins, xanthones, phenolic acids and essential oil. In order to establish an efficient protocol for regeneration, the effects of explant type and plant growth regulators on direct and indirect shoot r...

Objectives: Hypericum perforatum L. is a medicinal plant containing many polyphenolic compounds, ‎including flavonoids and phenolic acids with antidepressant and anti-inflammatory properties. ‎This study was investigated the effects of Hypericum perforatum extract (HPE) on immunity, ‎body weight (BW), and spleen index (SI) in rats.‎ Materials and Methods: A total of 24 Wistar male rats were ran...