Hypericin, nke a makwaara dị ka quercetin-3-o-β- D-galactpyranoside.Ọ bụ nke flavonol glycosides na bụ organic compound na chemical usoro nke c21h20o12.Ọ bụ soluble na ethanol, methanol, acetone na pyridine ma kwụsie ike n'okpuru ọnọdụ nkịtị.Aglycone bụ quercetin na otu shuga bụ galactopyranose, nke a na-emepụta site na O atom na ọnọdụ 3 nke quercetin β Glycosidic bond jikọtara na otu shuga.A na-ekesa hypericin n'ọtụtụ ebe.Ọ bụ ngwaahịa dị mkpa sitere n'okike nwere ọtụtụ ihe omume physiological, dị ka mgbochi mkpali, antispasmodic, diuretic, ibelata ụkwara, mbelata ọbara mgbali, mbelata cholesterol, protein assimilation, mpaghara na Central analgesia, na-echebe mmetụta na obi na ụbụrụ arịa.