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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDYCARYOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 680.0 | 1.47 | 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. |
| HESPERIDIN | 31 | Plant | 50000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HESPERIDIN-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) |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | 1.0 | 10.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 15.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| HYDROXYCINNAMIC-DERIVATIVES | 0 | Plant | not available | 22000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HYSSOPIN | 0 | 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. |
| HYSSOPUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-MAR-10 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 112.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | 433.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHOME | 0 | Flower | 5.0 | 55.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Essential Oil | not available | 381000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Leaf | 3.0 | 6520.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | -1.02 | 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. |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 8 | Shoot | not available | 130.0 | -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. |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 200.0 | -0.96 | 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. |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 1380.0 | -0.17 | 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. |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 1410.0 | -0.15 | 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. |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 2220.0 | 0.39 | 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. |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 2940.0 | 0.87 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 35 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antibradykinic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 366. |
| Antibronchitic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticancer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticarcinogenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Anticariogenic | 10 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |