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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESTRAGOL | 6 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOL | 9 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | 0.84 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Flower | 2.0 | 18.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 69. |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Leaf | 1.0 | 80.0 | -0.88 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 69. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | 62.0 | 624.0 | -0.37 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 2.0 | 443.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -1.01 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 10 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | -0.40 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 15 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | 0.20 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 10 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | 0.81 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 10 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Shoot | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | 1.0 | 60.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Flower | 0.5 | 6.0 | -0.51 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | 0.1 | 2.0 | -0.23 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 3 | Yu, S.G., Anderson, P.J., and Elson, C.E. 1995. Efficacy of B-Ionone in the Chemoprevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2144-2147. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 3 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 124. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inhalant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Insect-Repellent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 28 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |