Hipericin

Hypericum perforatum | Popularly known in Europe as a magical plant, it comes in the composition of smokers for the supposed purpose of driving away bad fluids.¹ Typical of dark places, it is a perennial shrub that reaches up to 80 cm tall and spontaneously grows throughout Europe and Asia and is considered a weed

It is acclimatized in Brazil, in other countries of America and in Australia. Golden-yellow flowers that are used for medicinal purposes should be picked as soon as they bloom along with the leaves. Native of Europe, it inhabits uncultivated terrain, dense woods, glades, dry meadows up to an altitude of 1,600 meters. ¹,²

References:
1 - Introdução à fitoterapia: utilizando adequadamente as plantas medicinais. Colombo: Herbarium Lab. Bot. Ltda, 2008.
2 - Tatsis EC et al. Identification of the major constituents of Hypericum perforatum by LC/SPE/NMR and/or LC/MS. Phytochemistry 68. 383-393. 2007.