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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| CINEOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Flower | 0.6 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 720.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.49 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | -0.23 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | -0.03 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | 0.10 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | 0.16 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 200.0 | 0.75 | 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. |
| CIS-CALAMENENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-NEROLIDIOL | 0 | Leaf | 2.0 | 20.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| CIS-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-PINIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-PINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CIS-PINOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CIS-PINONIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRYPTONE | 0 | Shoot | 7.0 | 9.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Shoot | 4.0 | 7.0 | -0.29 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COMT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Convulsant | 4 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cytotoxic | 5 | Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93. |
| Decongestant | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Degranulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dentifrice | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |