hypericum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hypericum
C16: via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath
Example Sentences
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In each case, hypericum appears to work not by stimulating the release of the neurotransmitters, but by preventing their reabsorption by nearby nerve fibers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Many of these trials indicated that patients on hypericum showed more improvement than patients treated with placebos.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We are stunned and pleased," says Karl-Heinz Siewert, managing director of Lichtwer Pharma, a Berlin-based company that markets hypericum under the brands Kira and Jarsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The National Institutes of Health is laying plans for a large clinical trial that will directly compare hypericum with the best antidepressants.
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That species is the hypericum plant, this the 'Yü Lu' creeper.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
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