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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOPINONE | 0 | Shoot | 6.0 | 8.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| O-VANILLIN | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-VANILLIN | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 21.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| O-VANILLIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Planta Medica, 55: 226. |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Flower | 0.1 | 1.0 | -1.00 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | 0.5 | 48.0 | 1.00 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| OCTAN-3-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.46 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | 6.0 | 180.0 | -0.37 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| P-CYMENOL-8 | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| P-CYMOL | 0 | Shoot | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| P-VANILLIN | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 38.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Planta Medica, 55: 226. |
| PHENETHYLETHANOL | 0 | Flower | 2.0 | 21.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| PHENETHYLETHANOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.2 | 40.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINOCAMPHEOL | 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. |
| PINOCAMPHEOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 11000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| FLavor | 31 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 22 | 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. |
| Fungiphilic | 1 | J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283. |
| Fungistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GABA-nergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gastroirritant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Goitrogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Gonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Gram(+)icide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 12 | 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. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |