Plant Name
Hypericum scabrum.
Botanical Info
Perennial, 17 – 40сm heigh.
Geography:
Caucasus, Western Siberia, Central Asia. Grows on dry stony slopes, in juniper and rosehip thickets and high steppes.
Chemical Content
Contains essential oil ,major components:
upsilon-terpinene, beta-pinene, paracymene.
Extracts of aerial parts contains polyprenylated benzophenones, a polyprenylated phloroglucinol, and xanthone derivatives.
Traditional Use and Activity
The features of the oil: Antiseptic, calming, vulnerary, analgetic, hemostatic
Indications: Wounds, sores, ulcers, furunculosis, mastitis, burns, skin diseases, ishias.
Antidepressant activity of extracts of Hypericum scabrum and protective effects
against hypoxia-induced lethality were recorded in studies.
Possible usage: perfumery, aromatherapy.