Bahareh Farasati Far, Ghazaleh Gouranmohit, Mohammad Reza Naimi-Jamal, Erfan Neysani, Heba A S El-Nashar, Mohamed El-Shazly, Kamyar Khoshnevisan
St. John's Wort, commonly known as Hypericum perforatum L., is a flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family that traditionally been employed for treating anxiety, depression, wounds, burns, sunburn, irritation, and stomach ailments. This review provides a synopsis of H. perforatum L. phytoconstituents and their biological effects, highlighting its beneficial therapeutic properties for dermatological indications, as well as its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenic activity in various applications including wound healing and skin conditions such as eczema, sun burn and minor burns also spastic paralysis, stiff neck and mood disorders as anti-depressant and nerve pains such as neuralgia...
April 10, 2024: Phytotherapy Research: PTR