St John's wort (disambiguation)

Last updated February 23, 2019

Saint-John's-wort or variants (named after John the Baptist) may refer to:

John the Baptist was a Jewish itinerant preacher in the early first century AD. John is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a prophet by all of these faiths, and is honored as a saint in many Christian traditions. Other titles for John include John the Forerunner in Eastern Christianity and "the prophet John (Yaḥyā)" in Islam. To clarify the meaning of "Baptist", he is sometimes alternatively called John the Baptizer.

The genus Hypericum , generally
The species Hypericum perforatum ("perforate St. John's wort"), specifically
The species Hypericum pulchrum ("slender Saint-John's-wort"), specifically
Otogirisō , lit. St John's wort, a 1992 sound novel video game
- Otogirisō (film) a 2001 Japanese horror film based on Otogirisō the game
Otogirisou is a Japanese horror movie directed by Ten Shimoyama and released in 2001. It is based on the visual novel Otogirisō by Chunsoft featured on the SNES gaming console.
Japanese horror is Japanese horror fiction in popular culture, noted for its unique thematic and conventional treatment of the horror genre in light of western treatments. Japanese horror tends to focus on psychological horror and tension building (suspense), and supernatural horror, particularly involving ghosts (yūrei) and poltergeists, while many contain themes of folk religion such as: possession, exorcism, shamanism, precognition, and yōkai.

Hypericum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. Hypericum is unusual for a genus of its size because a worldwide taxonomic monograph was produced for it by Norman Robson. Robson recognizes 36 sections within Hypericum.

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. Although used as a medicinal herb with possible antidepressant activity, high-quality clinical evidence for such effects is limited. The plant is poisonous to livestock.

Hypericum pulchrum is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae, commonly known as slender St John's-wort. It is native to Western Europe.

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Hypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales, comprising six to nine genera and up to 700 species, and commonly known as the St. John’s wort family. Members are found throughout the world apart from extremely cold or dry habitats. Hypericum and Triadenum occur in temperate regions but other genera are mostly tropical.

Hyperforin is a phytochemical produced by some of the members of the plant genus Hypericum, notably Hypericum perforatum. Hyperforin is attributed to provide the main antidepressant effect of St. John's wort, although there is limited clinical evidence that hyperforin and St. John's wort have any effect on depression.

Hypericum tetrapterum is a herbaceous perennial plant species in the flowering plant family Hypericaceae. Its common names include St. Peter's wort, Peterwort, square stemmed St. John's wort, and square stalked St. John's wort.

Hypericum canariense is a species of Hypericum known by the common name Canary Islands St. John's wort. It is the sole member of Hypericum sect. Webbia.

Hypericum montanum is a plant species in the genus Hypericum commonly known as pale St. John's-wort or mountain St. John's wort. It is native to Eurasia and Morocco in North Africa.

Hypericum forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae native to China and Myanmar. It is known as Forrest's tutsan and Forrest's St. John's wort. It was named in honour of George Forrest (1873-1932), who discovered it.

Hypericum dolabriforme, the straggling St. Johnswort or glade St. John's-wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family native to the United States.

Hypericum sphaerocarpum, the roundseed St. Johnswort or barrens St. John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family. It is native to the Eastern United States where it is primarily found in the Midwest and Mid-South as well as Ontario, Canada. Its preferred habitat is dry, calcareous glades and prairies.

Hypericum aegypticum, also known as Egyptian Saint John's wort, is an evergreen shrub or shrublet in the section Adenotrias of the genus Hypericum. Less frequently, dwarf Saint John's wort is used as an alternate name.

Hypericum bupleuroides is a species of perennial herb in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is the sole species in the section Hypericum sect. Bupleuroides.

Hypericum kalmianum, commonly called Kalm's St. Johns wort or Kalm's St. Johnswort, is a small, yellow-flowering shrub native to the Great Lakes region in the northern United States and southern Canada. It is in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. Hypericum kalmianum was named after its discoverer, Swedish botanist Pehr Kalm (1715-1779).

Hypericum swinkianum, known as Swink's St. John's wort, is a shrub in the St. John's wort family. It was named after Chicago Region botanist Floyd Swink (1921-2000).

Hypericum edisonianum, known as Arcadian St. John's wort, Edison's St. John's wort, and Edison ascyrum, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is endemic to Florida.

Hypericum japonicum, also known as matted St. John's-wort or Japanese St. John's wort, is an annual herb in Hypericum sect. Trigynobrathys.

Hypericum lancasteri, known as Lancaster's St. John's wort or as zhan e jin si tao in Chinese, is a species of shrub in Hypericum sect. Ascyreia.

Hypericum gymnanthum, the small-flowered St. John’s wort or clasping leaf St. John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. Johnswort family native to wet woods, bogs, and ditches of the eastern United States and Guatemala. It has been introduced to Poland.