I-Hypericin, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-quercetin-3-o- β- D-galactopyranoside.Kukwi-flavonol glycosides kwaye i-organic compound kunye ne-chemical formula ye-c21h20o12.I-soluble kwi-ethanol, i-methanol, i-acetone kunye ne-pyridine kwaye izinzile phantsi kweemeko eziqhelekileyo.I-aglycone yi-quercetin kunye neqela leswekile yi-galactopyranose, eyenziwa yi-athomu ye-O kwindawo ye-3 ye-quercetin β Glycosidic bonds idibaniswe namaqela eswekile.I-Hypericin isasazwa ngokubanzi.Yimveliso ebalulekileyo yendalo kunye nemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo ye-physiological, efana ne-anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, diuretic, ukukhwehlela, ukunciphisa uxinzelelo lwegazi, ukunciphisa i-cholesterol, i-protein assimilation, i-analgesia yendawo kunye ne-central, kunye nemiphumo yokukhusela kwintliziyo kunye nemithambo ye-cerebral.