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Common Names
Hyssop
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 220.0 | 0.12 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 240.0 | 0.15 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 250.0 | 0.17 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL | 4 | Shoot | not available | 260.0 | 0.18 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | -1.46 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | -1.20 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | -0.17 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | 0.34 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | 0.60 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 130.0 | 1.11 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 140.0 | 1.37 | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| MYRTENYL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Flower | 12.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 380.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-EICOSANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| N-TETRADECANE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Kerrola, K., Galambosi, B. and Kallio, H. 1994. Volatile Components and Odor Intensity of Four Phenotypes of Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 776-781. |
| NEROL | 10 | Flower | 0.8 | 8.0 | -1.14 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| NEROL | 10 | Leaf | 0.8 | 9.0 | -0.27 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anthelmintic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anti-LDL | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 6 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antiaggregant | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiaging | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergenic | 2 | Yakugaku Zasshi, 111: 193, 1991. |
| Antiallergic | 6 | J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569. |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran? | 3 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Antianaphylactic | 2 | Int. J. Immunopharmacology. Vol 10: 729, 1988. |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 4 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antiarthritic | 2 | Planta Medica, 57: A56, 1991. |
| Antiasthmatic | 3 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis., 4:203, 1982. |