Hypericum perforatum (flowering tops)

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Nomenclature

Hypericum perforatum L.   Clusiaceae  
Standardized common name (English): St. John's wort

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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St. John's Wort Tropicos 61762.jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org.[1]

Hypericum perforatum LF00509MMB A0153.jpg
Source: Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories[2]

Hypericum perforatum LF20105BMX1 A0155.jpg
Source: Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories[3]

Hypericum perforatum LF19505JD A0154.jpg
Source: Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories[4]

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Hypericum perforatum Kew imageBarcode=K000914115 479681.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[5]

Hypericum perforatum Kew imageBarcode=K000914116 479682.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[6]

Organoleptic Characteristics

[Hypericum perforatum ...] a peculiar balsamic odor, which is rendered more sensible by rubbing or bruising the plant. Its taste is bitter, resinous, and somewhat astringent.

Source: United States Dispensatory (1918) [7]

Macroscopic Characteristics

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Hypericum perforatum growing in the field
Source: Roy Upton, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia®[8]

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Source: PlantaPhile[9]

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Hypericum perforatum flower close-up. Note the black dots on the petals' margin only.
Source: American Herbal Pharmacopoeia®[10]

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Hypericum perforatum leaves stereo 1.JPG
Hypericum perforatum leaves with the characteristic black dots on the margin and translucent dots on the leaf body.
Source: American Herbal Pharmacopoeia®[11]

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Hypericum perforatum stem showing opposite ridges, a defining characteristic of the species.
Source: American Herbal Pharmacopoeia®[12]

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Source: PlantaPhile[13]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Oil glands with red pigment of Hypericum perforatum viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[14]

Hypericum perforatum L. -Clusiaceae--2.jpg
Three pored pollen grain showing smooth and faintly warted exine of Hypericum perforatum viewed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[15]

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St. John's Wort, Hyperici herba secretory cell
Source: Claudia Borst, PhytoLab[16]

St johns wort pollen grain phytolab.jpg
St. John's Wort, Hyperici herba pollen grain
Source: Claudia Borst, PhytoLab[17]

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St johns wort hypericin gland phytolab.jpg
St. John's Wort, Hyperici herba hypericin gland
Source: Claudia Borst, PhytoLab[18]

St johns wort tracheidal vessels with pitted walls phytolab.jpg
St. John's Wort, Hyperici herba tracheidal vessels with pitted walls
Source: Claudia Borst, PhytoLab[19]


High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Identification

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Total hypericins representative chromatogram

'Method for Hypericins

Column: 15-cm x 4.6 mm, 5-um, Waters Atlantis C18

Mobile Phase: A mix of 39 volumes of ethyl acetate, 41 volumes of a 15.6 g/L solution of sodium dihydrogen phosphate adjusted to pH 2 with phosphoric acid and 160 volumes of methanol.

Elution: Isocratic

Column Temperature: 40°C

Flow rate: 1.0 mL/min

Detection: Vis, 590 nm

Injection volume: 20 uL

Source: Indena S.p.A. [20]


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Hyperforins and flavonoids representative chromatogram

'Method for Hyperforins and Flavonoids

Column: 15-cm x 4.6 mm, 3-um, YMC-Pack ODS-A

Mobile Phase: Water, containing 0.3 % (v/v) phosphoric acid 85% (Solution A) and acetonitrile containing 0.3 % (v/v) phosphoric acid 85% (Solution B)

Elution: Gradient, see table below

Column Temperature: 25°C

Detection: UV, 360 nm, then at 275 nm after the elution of biapigenin (about 22 min)

Injection volume: 10 uL

Source: Indena S.p.A. [21]


Table: Gradient program

Time (min) Solution A (%) Solution B (%) Flow Rate (mL/min)
0-8 82 18 0.8
8-18 82-47 18-53 0.8
18-18.1 47-3 53-97 0.8
18.1-19 3 97 1.2
19-29 3 97 1.2
29-30 82 18 1.2
30-31 82 18 0.8
31-35 82 18 0.8

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

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Hypericum perforatum HPTLC, UV 366 nm

St. John's wort (herb) (Hypericum perforatum)

Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):

  1. 2 μL Rutin, Hyperoside (increasing Rf)
  2. 2 μL Chlorogenic acid, Hypericin, Pseudohypericin (increasing Rf)
  3. 4 μL St. John's wort herb 1
  4. 4 μL St. John's wort herb 2
  5. 4 μL St. John's wort herb 3
  6. 4 μL St. John's wort herb 4
  7. 4 μL St. John's wort herb 5
  8. 4 μL Mountain St. John's wort herb
  9. 4 μL Hairy St. John's wort herb
  10. 4 μL Wavy St. John's wort herb 

Other Notes
Reference Standard Solution: 1.0 mg/mL rutin in methanol, 0.1 mg/mL hyperoside, 0.1 mg/mL hypericin and 0.1 mg/mL pseudohypericin (sonicate for 10 min, centrifuge, and use the supernatant), and 1.0 mg/mL chlorogenic acid in methanol (optional).

Reference Sample Preparations: Sonicate 0.5 g of powdered sample in 5 mL of methanol at 60°C, centrifuge or filter the solution, and use the supernatant / filtrate.

Stationary Phase: HPTLC, Silica gel 60 F254

Mobile Phase: Ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, water, formic acid, acetic acid (100:25:11:10:10)

Development: Saturate chamber for 20 minutes; developing distance 70 mm from lower edge of the plate; relative humidity 33%, temperature 25°.

Derivatization reagent A: Natural Products Reagent (NP)– 5 mg/mL 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate in ethyl acetate in a glass bottle.

Derivatization reagent B: PEG Reagent– 50 mg/mL polyethylene glycol 400 (macrogol) in dichloromethane in a glass bottle.

Detection: Heat plate at 100°C for 3 min, dip (time 0, speed 5) in Derivatization reagent A, dry, dip (time 0, speed 5) in Derivatization reagent B, and examine under UV light at 366 nm.

System suitability: Rutin: orange fluorescent zone in the lower one-third of the plate at about Rf 0.1. Hyperoside: orange fluorescent zone in the lower one-third of the plate at about Rf 0.25.

Procedure:

Reference Standard Solutions, Stationary Phase, Mobile Phase, Development, Derivatization reagent A, Derivatization reagent B, and Detection, as described above.

Test Sample Preparation: Prepare test sample as described under Reference Sample Preparations and apply 4 uL.

Identification: Compare Test Sample Preparation chromatogram with chromatograms of Reference Sample Preparations. The Test Sample Preparation chromatogram is similar to that of the Reference Sample Preparations chromatograms. Additional weak zones may be present.

The Test Sample Preparation chromatogram exhibits fluorescent zones corresponding to the zones due to rutin, hyperoside, hypericin, and pseudohypericin in the Reference Standard Solution chromatograms. Between the zones due to hyperoside and hypericin there are several orange fluorescent zones.

Related Species: A very faint zone at the Rf corresponding to rutin indicating Hypericum montanum (mountain St. John’s Wort), Hypericum hirsutum (hairy St. John’s Wort), or Hypericum undulatum (wavy St. John’s Wort). A blue fluorescent zone detected below and well resolved from the hyperoside zone indicating Hypericum montanum. Two yellow zones detected around one-third of the chromatogram indicating Hypericum hirsutum. An orange zone detected at Rf 0.47 indicating Hypericum undulatum.

Note: Images presented in this entry are examples and are not intended to be used as a bases for setting specifications for quality control purposes.


Source: HPTLC Association [22]


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Hypericum perforatum HPTLC ID - Natural Product Reagent + PEG UV 365 nm

St. John's Wort (herb) (Hypericum perforatum)

Lane Assignments Lanes, from left to right (Track, Volume, Sample):

  1. 3 μL Hypericin ~ 0.1% in Methanol
  2. 3 μL Hypericum perforatum-1 (herb)
  3. 3 μL Hypericum perforatum-2 (herb)
  4. 3 μL Hypericum perforatum-3 (herb)
  5. 3 μL Hypericum perforatum-3 (herb)
  6. 3 μL Hypericum perforatum-4 (herb)
  7. 3 μL Hypericum perforatum-5 (herb)
  8. 1 μL Rutin, Caffeic Acid, Hyperoside, Chlorogenic Acid ~ 0.1% in Methanol

Reference materials used here have been authenticated by macroscopic, microscopic &/or TLC studies according to the reference source cited below held at Alkemists Laboratories, Costa Mesa, CA. 

Stationary Phase Silica gel 60, F254, 10 x 10 cm HPTLC plates 

Mobile Phase ethyl acetate: Acetic acid: HCOOH: H2O [10/1.1/1.1/2.4] 

Sample Preparation Method 0.3 g + 3 ml 70% grain EtOH sonicated + heated @ 50° C ~ 1 hr 

Detection Method Natural Product Reagent + PEG -> UV 365 nm 

Reference see British Pharmacopoeia, 2003


Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories [23]

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. MOBOT, Tropicos.org. http://www.tropicos.org/Image/61762
  2. Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  3. Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  4. Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  5. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000914115
  6. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000914116
  7. United States Dispensatory (1918)
  8. Roy Upton, American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
  9. PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
  10. American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
  11. American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
  12. American Herbal Pharmacopoeia® http://www.herbal-ahp.org/
  13. PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
  14. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  15. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  16. Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
  17. Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html}
  18. Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
  19. Claudia Borst, PhytoLab http://www.phytolab.com/en.html
  20. Indena S.p.A. http://www.indena.com/
  21. Indena S.p.A. http://www.indena.com/
  22. HPTLC Association http://www.hptlc-association.org/
  23. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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