Goat weed

Hypericum perforatum (devil s scourge, goat weed, rosin rose, St. John s wort, Tipton weed, witch s herb) contains the naphthodianthrones hypericin and pseudohypericin, flavonoids, such as hyperoside, isoquercitin, and rutin, and phloroglucinols, such as adhyperforin and hyperforin. It is effective in mUd to moderate depression (1). 

Common Names Hypericum perforatum-. Goat weed Klamath Klamath weed Sho-ren-gyo... 

St. John s Wort Hypericum perforatum Goat weed, rosin rose... 

English name Common St Johnswort, St. Johnswort, Klamath weed, goat weed... 

Ageratum conyzoides Billy goat weed Asteraceae Plant Encyclopedia (2012)... 

Early Neolithic peoples domesticated the more productive local plants, cared for them m densely planted plots, protected them from animals and other plants (weeds) and haiwested the results. Likewise they tamed, bred and cared for local animals and ate them as they deemed fit. In the cases of cattle, horses, sheep and goats, milk and its products became staple foods. In some places larger domestic animals became beasts of burden. For very sound ecological reasons, agriculture allowed even early farmers to lib-... 

Vere, D.T. and Holst, P.J. 1979. The economics of using goats to control Rubus fruticosus. In Medd, R.W. and Auld, B.A. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society Conference. Sydney, Australia. 26-30November 1979. Council of Australian Weed Science Societies for the Asian-Pacific Weed Science Society, Sydney, pp. 207-209. 

Grazing is another form of biological control sometimes nsed to control plant growth along ditches, fence rows, and roadsides. Sheep and goats are used most often, bnt geese are nsed for weeding some crops. 

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