• Name of product: St John’s Wort P.E or Hypericum Perforatum PE
• Latin name: Hypericum perforatum L
• Part of used: whole herb
• Active ingredients: Hypericin and Hyperforin
• CAS number: 548-04-9 (Hypericin)
• Specification available: UV 0.3 to 1% (Hypericin), HPLC 1 to 5% (Hyperforin)
• Characteristic:
  • Appearance: black-brown fine powder
  • Odor: characteristic
  • Molecular formula: C₃₀H₁₆O₈ (Hypericin)
  • Molecular weight: 504.44 (Hypericin)
• Main functions:
  • With bactericidal and bacteriostatic function such as gram-positive bacteria staphylococcus aureus
  • It has strong antiviral action effect can treat many viral diseases
  • It has function of anti-depressant
  • Anti-tumor effects and can inhibit tumor cell growth
• Application:
  • Applied in health product field, to be added into the health food can enhance immunity
  • Applied in pharmaceutical field, it can serve as the security nerve nutrition. In Europe, it is mainly used as antidepressants