Hypericin, ti a tun mọ ni quercetin-3-o- β- D-galactopyranoside.O je ti flavonol glycosides ati ki o jẹ ẹya Organic yellow pẹlu awọn kemikali agbekalẹ ti c21h20o12.O jẹ tiotuka ni ethanol, methanol, acetone ati pyridine ati iduroṣinṣin labẹ awọn ipo deede.Aglycone jẹ quercetin ati ẹgbẹ suga jẹ galactopyranose, eyiti o ṣẹda nipasẹ O atom ni ipo 3 ti quercetin β Glycosidic bonds ti sopọ mọ awọn ẹgbẹ suga.Hypericin ti pin kaakiri.O jẹ ọja adayeba ti o ṣe pataki pẹlu ọpọlọpọ awọn iṣẹ iṣe ti ẹkọ iṣe-ara, gẹgẹbi egboogi-iredodo, antispasmodic, diuretic, ilọkuro Ikọaláìdúró, idinku titẹ ẹjẹ, idinku idaabobo awọ, isomọ amuaradagba, analgesia agbegbe ati aarin, ati awọn ipa aabo lori ọkan ati awọn ohun elo cerebral.