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(Hypericum perforatum), known as Perforate St John's-wort, Common Saint John's wort and St John's wort, is a flowering plant of the genus Hypericum and a medicinal herb with antidepressant activity and potent anti-inflammatory properties as an arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor and COX-1 inhibitor. In common speech, the term "St John's wort" may be used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum. Therefore, Hypericum perforatum is sometimes called "Common St John's wort" or "Perforate St John's wort" in order to differentiate it, Bavaria, Germany |Das Echte Johanniskraut (Hypericum perforatum), auch Echtes Johanneskraut, Echt-Johanniskraut, Gewöhnliches Johanniskraut, Durchlöchertes Johanniskraut, Tüpfel-Johanniskraut oder Tüpfel-Hartheu genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Johanniskräuter (Hypericum) innerhalb der Familie der Hypericaceae (früher Hartheugewächse).