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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | -0.02 | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 60.0 | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJONE | 24 | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJONE | 18 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.28 | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJONE | 18 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | -0.27 | 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. |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Flower | 3.0 | 32.0 | -0.71 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| BENZYL-ALCOHOL | 9 | Leaf | 0.1 | 30.0 | 1.60 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Flower | 40.0 | 415.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | 3.0 | 660.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 200.0 | 0.00 | 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. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 210.0 | 0.02 | 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. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 230.0 | 0.06 | 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. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 240.0 | 0.08 | 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. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 260.0 | 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. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 270.0 | 0.14 | 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. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 330.0 | 0.26 | 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. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insectiphile | 3 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvicide | 6 | Misra, L.N. and Singh, S.P. Alpha-Thujone, The Major Component Of The Essential Oil From Artemisia vulgaris Growing Wild In Nilgiri Hills. Journal of Natural Products, 49: 941, 1986. |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leucocytogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 6 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Critchfield, J. W., Welsh, C. J., Phang, J. M., Yeh, G. C. 1994. Modulation of Adriamycin Accumulation and Efflux by Flavonoids in HCT-15 Colon Cells. Activation of P-Glycoprotein as a Putative Mechanism. Biochem Pharmacol, 48(7): 1437-1445. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |