Hypericum erectum

Hyperforin, the major constituent in Hypericum perforatum (St. John s Wort), inhibits the enzymatic activity of 5-lipoxygenase and COX-1 in platelets, acts as a dual inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase and COX-1, and might have some potential in inflammatory and allergic diseases connected to eicosanoids (32), Several Hypericum species are of medicinal value in Asia and the Pacific. One of these is Hypericum erectum Thunb., the potential of which as a source of 5-lipoxygenase is given here. 

Hypericum erectum Thunb., or otogirisou (Japanese), is an herb of grassy places and thin woods in the hills and mountains of Japan, Korea, and China. The plant is a lithe herb with decussate leaves and yellow flowers (Fig. 17). In Japan, the juice expressed from the leaves is used to heal cuts and sooth bruises. A decoction of the fruits is used to stop bleeding. In Vietnam and Cambodia, a paste of the aerial parts is applied to dog... 

An TY, Ming DS, Hu LH, Liu SJ, Chen ZL. Polyprenylated phloroglucinol derivatives from Hypericum erectum. Phytochemistry 2002 59 395-398. 

Moon, H. 1., (2010). Antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activity of phloroglucinol derivatives from Hypericum erectum Thunb. Phytother. Res., 24, 941-944. 

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