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Common Names
Giant Hyssop
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Plant | 3.0 | 120.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-OCTANOL | 2 | Plant | 3.0 | 35.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-OCTANONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 30.0 | -0.40 | Mazza, G. and Kiehn, F.A. 1992. Essential Oil of Agastache foeniculum, A Potential Source of Methyl Chavicol. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 295-299. |
| 4-CADENEN-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | 5.0 | not available | Mazza, G. and Kiehn, F.A. 1992. Essential Oil of Agastache foeniculum, A Potential Source of Methyl Chavicol. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 295-299. |
| ACACETIN | 16 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACACETIN | 16 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | 1.0 | 35.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANISALDEHYDE | 7 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | not available | Mazza, G. and Kiehn, F.A. 1992. Essential Oil of Agastache foeniculum, A Potential Source of Methyl Chavicol. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 295-299. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Plant | 1.0 | 135.0 | 0.05 | Mazza, G. and Kiehn, F.A. 1992. Essential Oil of Agastache foeniculum, A Potential Source of Methyl Chavicol. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 295-299. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | 2.0 | 25.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SABININE | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 125.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Plant | 1.0 | 35.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Plant | 8.0 | 100.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-OCIMENE | 3 | Plant | 3.0 | 35.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DIMETHYL-HEXANAL | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 60.0 | not available | Mazza, G. and Kiehn, F.A. 1992. Essential Oil of Agastache foeniculum, A Potential Source of Methyl Chavicol. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 295-299. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiulcer | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiviral | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 4 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 4 | Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991. |
| Candidistat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Binder | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Expectorant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLavor | 11 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 4 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |