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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESTRAGOL | 6 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | 0.10 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOL | 9 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | 0.84 | 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. |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Flower | 2.0 | 18.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 69. |
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Leaf | 1.0 | 80.0 | -0.88 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 69. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Flower | 62.0 | 624.0 | -0.37 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 2.0 | 443.0 | -0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 10 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | -0.40 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 15 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 10 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | 0.81 | 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. |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 10 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Shoot | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | 1.0 | 60.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Flower | 0.5 | 6.0 | -0.51 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf | 0.1 | 2.0 | -0.23 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |