hypericum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hypericum
C16: via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath
Example Sentences
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The National Institutes of Health is laying plans for a large clinical trial that will directly compare hypericum with the best antidepressants.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The result: so many German psychiatrists and general practitioners now recommend hypericum preparations that sales have soared from $23 million in 1994 to $66 million last year.
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
Hyosciamus and taxus, hypericum and asafœtida were great favorites, and physicians made experiments with these salves to try their effect upon the system.
From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de
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