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St. John's wort - Hypernicum sp

Hypericum perforatum, known as perforate St John's-wort,common Saint John's wort and St John's wort,is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. The common name "St John's wort" may be used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum. Therefore, Hypericum perforatum is sometimes called "common St John's wort" or "perforate St John's wort" to differentiate it. It is a medicinal herb with antidepressant activity and anti-inflammatory properties as an arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor and COX-1 inhibitor.

Locations

Location	Comments
Amherst nursery, outside Aviary near snack vendor	None

Toxicity

Animal	Part	Comments	Citation
horses, livestock			Reference 1, 2
horses, sheep, goats;			Reference: 3

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Raw Data

    {'BotanicalName': 'Hypernicum sp',
 'Comments': "Hypericum perforatum, known as perforate St John's-wort,common "
             "Saint John's wort and St John's wort,is a flowering plant in the "
             'family Hypericaceae. The common name "St John\'s wort" may be '
             'used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum. Therefore, '
             'Hypericum perforatum is sometimes called "common St John\'s '
             'wort" or "perforate St John\'s wort" to differentiate it. It is '
             'a medicinal herb with antidepressant activity and '
             'anti-inflammatory properties as an arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase '
             'inhibitor and COX-1 inhibitor.',
 'CommonName': "St. John's wort",
 'DateAdded': '2017-06-26T13:30:24.457000',
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            {'ImageType': 'Bark', 'ImageURL': 'Images/brf2pafc.z23.jpg'},
            {'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/f32shkf1.t3e.jpg'},
            {'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/2cl34yvr.bc2.JPG'},
            {'ImageType': 'Leaves', 'ImageURL': 'Images/0tcquycd.0mj.JPG'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': None,
                'LocationName': 'Amherst nursery, outside Aviary near snack '
                                'vendor'}],
 'PlantID': 240,
 'Toxicity': [{'Citation': 'Reference: 3',
               'ToxicityAnimal': 'horses, sheep, goats;',
               'ToxicityComments': 'all parts toxic'},
              {'Citation': 'Reference 1, 2',
               'ToxicityAnimal': 'horses, livestock',
               'ToxicityComments': 'photosensitization'}]}