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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
Thyrotropic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 *
TOPO-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Tracheorelaxant 2 *
Tranquilizer 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal 6 *
Trichomonicide 9 *
Trichomonistat 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Trypanocide 1 *
Trypsin-Enhancer 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93.
Tumor-Promoter 1 *
Tumorigenic 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 2 *
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 3 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Urinary-Antiseptic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 *
Varroacide 2 *
Vasodilator 1 *