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Plant 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
SPATHULENOL 0 Shoot not available 130.0 0.31 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 160.0 0.48 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.
T-CADINOL 0 Leaf 0.1 60.0 0.21 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.
T-CADINOL 0 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.
T-CADINOL 0 Shoot not available 20.0 0.11 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.
T-CADINOL 0 Shoot not available 30.0 0.69 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.
TANNIN 35 Plant 50000.0 80000.0 -0.05 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jan-87.
TERPENYL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Flower 2.0 28.0 -0.88 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Leaf 1.0 790.0 0.11 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.
TERPINEOL 18 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf 1.0 20.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINYL-ACETATE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINYL-ACETATE 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Shoot 2.0 3.0 -0.33 Indian Perfumer, 35: 52.
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Flower 6.0 66.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf 1.0 140.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Planta Medica, 55: 226.
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Plant 1.0 80.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 1 Lee, S. K., Song, Y., Mata-Greenwood, E., Kelloff, G. J., Steele, V. E., Pezzuto, J. M. 1999. Modulation of in vitro Biomarkers of the Carcinogenic Process by Chemopreventive Agents. Anticancer Res., 19: 35-44.
Radioprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Renoirritant 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Respirainhibitor 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Rubefacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Secretogogue 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-88.
Sedative 19 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Sodium-Sparing 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Spasmogenic 5 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spermicide 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stimulant 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Sunscreen 2 Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Surfactant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sweetener 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Termiticide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Termitifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Testosterone-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *