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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
SPATHULENOL 0 Shoot 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 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 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 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 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 *
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 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf 1.0 20.0 -0.21 *
TERPINYL-ACETATE 5 Plant *
TERPINYL-ACETATE 5 Shoot *
THYMOL 71 Shoot 2.0 3.0 -0.33 Indian Perfumer, 35: 52.
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Flower 6.0 66.0 *
TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf 1.0 140.0 -0.68 *
TRANS-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Plant Planta Medica, 55: 226.
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Flower *
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Plant 1.0 80.0 -1.00 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasopressor 3 *
Venoprotective 1 *
Venotonic 1 *
Vermicide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Vermifuge 2 *
Verrucolytic 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Vibriocide 1 Wealth of India.
Vulnerary 3 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 *