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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Hyssopus officinalis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Hyssop
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(1S,2R,5R)-3-PINANONE 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil 122000.0 -0.30 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Shoot 488.0 610.0 -0.13 Indian Perfumer, 35: 51.
1,8-EPOXY-2-P-MENTHENE 0 Shoot 1.0 Indian Perfumer, 35: 51.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 10.0 -1.28 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 20.0 -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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 40.0 -0.50 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 60.0 0.03 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 70.0 0.29 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 80.0 0.55 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 100.0 1.08 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.
1-(1,4-DIMETHYL-3-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL)ETHANONE 0 Shoot 130.0 1.86 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.
10-EPI-(ALPHA)-CADINOL 0 Plant 1.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
2-HEXANONE 0 Shoot 5.0 6.0 Indian Perfumer, 35: 51.
3-CARENE 0 Shoot 1.0 -0.90 Indian Perfumer, 35: 51.
3-OCTANOL 2 Plant Planta Medica, 55: 226.
3-OCTANONE 0 Shoot 1.0 -0.66 Indian Perfumer, 35: 51.
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Shoot 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.
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Shoot 10.0 -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.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Pediculicide 1 *
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 29 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 48 *
Phagocytotic 2 *
Pheromone 1 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Piscicide 2 *
Potassium-Sparing 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PPAR-Gamma-Antagonist 1 *
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
ProHLDL 1 *
Prooxidant 2 *
Prostaglandigenic 2 *
Prostaglandin-Inhibitor 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 3 Chen, S. J., Wang, M. H., Chen, I. J. 1996. Antiplatelet and Calcium Inhibitory Properties of Eugenol and Sodium Eugenol Acetate. Gen Pharmacol, 27(4): 629-633.
Protease-Inhibitor 1 *
Protisticide 2 Chemical Express, 7: 285, 1992.
Psychotropic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.