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
Pills and potions containing extracts of hypericum are selling briskly in supermarkets and health-store chains from New York to California.
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
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.
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The yellow flowers of hypericum, blooming around us, made me gratefully savour our escape from mangrove and pandamus.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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