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ReviewCurrent topics in medicinal chemistry2025

Diverse Therapeutic Potentials of Hypericin: An In-Depth Review.

Sandeep Kumar Maurya, Sheetal Divakar, Sunny Rathee, Umesh Kumar Patil

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Review in Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Method for Isolating Hypericin fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Biological Potential ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sandeep Kumar MauryaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (M.P.) 470003, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0856-5730
Sheetal DivakarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (M.P.) 470003, India.ORCID 0009-0000-5832-4014
Sunny RatheeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (M.P.) 470003, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2896-5982
Umesh Kumar PatilDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (M.P.) 470003, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2096-9922

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis review is delving into determining the content and significance of hypericin, a pharmacologically important constituent commonly known as St. John's Wort (SJW). The paper explores the rich history of Hypericin's traditional use in alternative medicine and the recent surge in scientific interest surrounding its bioactive properties.

objectiveThis review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis the therapeutic potentials of hypericin, focusing on its chemistry, extraction, sources, stability, pharmacokinetics, safety profile, and multifunctional applications in drug and medicinal fields as well as advancements in Bioengineering Approaches for Enhanced Hypericin Delivery.

methodsWe performed a non-systematic search of journals. Literature using computerized methods was conducted, utilizing databases such as Medline (PubMed), ChemSciFinder, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Scirus Library. To effectively identify the most important and relevant research articles, scientific studies, clinical studies and review articles on hypericin were searched using different keywords: "Hypericum", "traditional use", "phytochemistry", "pharmacology", "drug delivery" and "bioactivity". Thus, articles available from 1984 to 2024 were analyzed and collected. The selection process for the review primarily considered the originality of the paper and its clinical applications.

resultsAlthough hypericin is not a novel compound within the research community, it is gaining renewed recognition and showing great effectiveness as a promising agent in the field of medical diagnostics and has promising applications as a therapeutic.

conclusionHere, our current comprehensive review of hypericin, its potential and its activities is intended to contribute to this ongoing process actively. Overall, this review provided theoretical direction for future hypericin research. Future studies should, therefore, focus further on the pharmacological processes, pharmacokinetics, and chemistry of hypericin and hypericin-based drug delivery systems. This comprehensive review of hypericin aims to actively contribute to ongoing research and provide a theoretical direction for future studies.

Indexed as

HypericumPeryleneAnimalsAnthracenesHumansAnthraceneshypericinPerylenedrug deliveryHypericinpharmacologyphytochemistrytraditional Chinese medicine.traditional medicine

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PMID40017246

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