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Pharmacological activity of three commercial Hypericum perforatum preparations in mice
Author(s) -
Jean D.,
Pouligon M.,
Henriot A. C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1924
Subject(s) - hypericum perforatum , traditional medicine , hypericum , medicine , pharmacognosy , pharmacology , biological activity , chemistry , biochemistry , in vitro
Abstract St John's Wort ( Hypericum perforatum ) is the main herbal species used to treat depression. The products available on the pharmaceutical and dietary supplement markets are obtained by a variety of preparation processes and their pharmacological effects may differ significantly. The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate the effect of different St John's Wort commercial preparations available on the French market. Only one preparation gave significant results in the forced swimming test. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.