BACKGROUND Extracts of the plant Hypericum perforatum L. (popularly called St. John's wort) have been used in folk medicine for a long time for a range of indications including depressive disorders. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether extracts of hypericum are more effective than placebo and as effective as standard antidepressants in the treatment of depressive disorders in adults; and whether...

Hypericum species are known to be used in traditional therapies. H. scabrum L. is one of the Hypericum species distributed in Turkey. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Hypericum scabrum essential oil inhalation on spatial memory in scopolamine-induced amnesic rats. The essential oil was characterized by GC-FID and GC-MS system. Male wistar rats were divided into 6 groups: control; scop...

Background & Aim:Hypericum perforatum L. is native to Iran. This herb is one of the most important medicinal plants and had many medical effects.This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding Hypericum perforatum and protexin on performance, carcass characteristics and intestinal morphology Japanese quails. Experimental: ...

background & aim:hypericum perforatum l. is native to iran. this herb is one of the most important medicinal plants and had many medical effects.this experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding hypericum perforatum and protexin on performance, carcass characteristics and intestinal morphology japanese quails. experimental: a total of 240 ten days old quails were divided into ...

Background & Aim:Hypericum perforatum L. is native to Iran. This herb is one of the most important medicinal plants and had many medical effects.This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding Hypericum perforatum and protexin on performance, carcass characteristics and intestinal morphology Japanese quails. Experimental: ...

Hypericum species, growing wild in Anatolia, widely used in traditional medicine in Turkey. In order to determine the genotoxic effect of Hypericum heterophyllum, human lymphocytes were incubated with the aqueous extracts. The increasing extract concentrations of Hypericum heterophyllum induced micronucleus. The rise of micronucleus shows that Hypericum heterophyllum at high concentrations may ...