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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-2-HYDROXYISOPINOCAMPHONE | 0 | Plant | 6.0 | 140.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-LIMONENE | 114 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | -0.67 | 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. |
| D-LIMONENE | 19 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | 0.53 | 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. |
| D-LIMONENE | 38 | Shoot | not available | 60.0 | 1.74 | 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. |
| D-TERPINEOL | 0 | Shoot | 12.0 | 15.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| DELPHINIDIN-3-(P-COUMAROYLGLUCOSIDE)-5-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Plant | 14.0 | 420.0 | 2.44 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| DIOSMETIN | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| DIOSMETIN-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| DIOSMIN | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMIN | 34 | Plant | 30000.0 | 60000.0 | 1.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIOSMIN | 34 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMOL | 2 | Flower | 21.0 | 215.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| ELEMOL | 2 | Leaf | 0.4 | 608.0 | -0.30 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 300.0 | 20000.0 | 0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10000.0 | -0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOL | 6 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -2.11 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | -0.63 | 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. |
| 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 * |