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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINOCARVONE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 2530.0 | 2.10 | 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. |
| PINOCARVONE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 2550.0 | 2.12 | 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. |
| PINOCARVONE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 2620.0 | 2.20 | 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. |
| RESIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Plant | not available | 5000.0 | -1.42 | Fitoterapia No.62: 166. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Flower | 10.0 | 100.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | 28.0 | 380.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | -0.22 | 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. |
| SABINENE | 10 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | -0.21 | 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. |
| SABINENE | 10 | Shoot | not available | 90.0 | -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. |
| SABINENE | 15 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | -0.18 | 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. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 150.0 | -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. |
| SALICYLIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | 1.0 | 2.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 440.0 | 1.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 90.0 | 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. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | 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. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | 0.19 | 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. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 120.0 | 0.25 | 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. |