Hypericin, yomwe imadziwikanso kuti quercetin-3-o- β- D-galactopyranoside.Ndi flavonol glycosides ndipo ndi organic pawiri ndi chilinganizo mankhwala c21h20o12.Imasungunuka mu ethanol, methanol, acetone ndi pyridine ndipo imakhala yokhazikika pansi pamikhalidwe yabwinobwino.Aglycone ndi quercetin ndipo gulu la shuga ndi galactopyranose, lomwe limapangidwa ndi atomu ya O pa malo 3 a quercetin β Glycosidic bond amagwirizanitsidwa ndi magulu a shuga.Hypericin imafalitsidwa kwambiri.Ndi chinthu chofunika kwambiri chachilengedwe chokhala ndi zochitika zosiyanasiyana za thupi, monga anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, diuretic, kuchepetsa chifuwa, kuchepetsa kuthamanga kwa magazi, kutsika kwa mafuta m'thupi, kutsekemera kwa mapuloteni, kupweteka kwapakati ndi pakati, ndi zoteteza pamtima ndi mitsempha ya ubongo.