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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 220.0 | 0.12 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 240.0 | 0.15 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 250.0 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL | 4 | Shoot | not available | 260.0 | 0.18 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | -1.46 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | -1.20 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | -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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | 0.34 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | 0.60 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 130.0 | 1.11 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 140.0 | 1.37 | 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. |
| MYRTENYL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Flower | 12.0 | 120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 380.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-EICOSANE | 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. |
| N-TETRADECANE | 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. |
| NEROL | 10 | Flower | 0.8 | 8.0 | -1.14 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| NEROL | 10 | Leaf | 0.8 | 9.0 | -0.27 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigliomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglutamaergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigoiter | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antihalitosic | 2 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |