This paper argues that the physical being of one of John Searle's institutional facts is the totality of records of the fact, together with some very specific background activities and capacities. Abstract: This paper argues that the physical being of one of John Searle's institutional facts is the totality of records of the fact, together with some very specific background activities and capac...

Stamenković, J., Radojković, I., Đorđević, A., Jovanović, O., Petrović, G., Stojanović, G.: Optimization of HPLC method for the isolation of Hypericum perforatum L. methanol extract. Biologica Nyssana, 4 (12), December 2013: 81-85. St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) is one of the most studied plant species in the family Hypericaceae. The aim of this study was the identification of the co...

105 Keyword Index 106 Introduction 106 Results/Discussion 108 Conclusions and Concluding Remarks 117 Experimental 117 Acknowledgements 122 Literature Cited 123 Tables 127 Figure Legends 131 Figures 133 CHAPTER 5. IDENTIFICATION OF PATHWAYS IMPORTANT FOR THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF AN HYPERICUM PERFORATUM FRACTION AND FOUR PUTATIVE BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS IN RAW 264.7 MOUSE MACROPHAGES USIN...

The essential oil isolated from fresh aerial parts of Hypericum perforatum L. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. One hundred and thirty four identified compounds accounted for 98.7% of the total oil. The main components of the oil were: germacrene D (18.6%), (E)-caryophyllene (11.2%), 2-methyloctane (9.5%), α-pinene (6.5%), bicyclogermacrene (5.0%) and (E)-β-ocimene (4.6%). The volatile profile of H...

Oliver St John Gogarty (1878-1957) was a celebrated Irish doctor and poet. A 'Renaissance' figure, he was renowned as a surgeon, poet, memoirist, senator, athlete and wit. His years as a medical student, although not crowned by academic success, were remarkable for many other achievements. A study of Gogarty's University career provides a number of lessons in the art of being a medical student....

In the genus Hypericum, cryoconservation offers a strategy for maintenance of remarkable biodiversity, emerging from large inter- and intra-specific variability in morphological and phytochemical characteristics. Long-term cryostorage thus represents a proper tool for preservation of genetic resources of endangered and threatened Hypericum species or new somaclonal variants with unique properti...

St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), a perennial flowering plant, has been used medicinally for thousands of years, and has most recently been identified as an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression. Clinical studies on the use of this plant for depression have utilized liquid tinctures and standardized solid extracts (0.3% hypericin--300 mg three times a day). Severe depression...

Introduction: Hypericum perforatum L was coded in medicinal plants research center of Shaheed Beheshti university and using decoction method was extracted. There are many reports concerning the antidepressant effects of Hypericum perforatum L. (HP), but there are few studies indicating its antinociceptive effects of Hypericum specially Hypericum perforatum L. Materials & Methods: In this expe...