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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
HEDYCARYOL 0 Shoot 680.0 1.47 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.
HESPERIDIN 31 Plant 50000.0 60000.0 *
HESPERIDIN-GLYCOSIDES 0 Essential Oil Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind)
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Flower 1.0 10.0 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.
HEXAN-1-OL 0 Leaf 1.0 15.0 Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72.
HYDROXYCINNAMIC-DERIVATIVES 0 Plant 22000.0 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
HYSSOPIN 0 Plant Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
HYSSOPUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-MAR-10 0 Leaf 112.2 *
INOSITOL 8 Leaf 433.3 *
IODINE 12 Plant 0.0 -0.45 *
ISOPINOCAMPHOME 0 Flower 5.0 55.0 *
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Essential Oil 381000.0 *
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Leaf 3.0 6520.0 *
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Shoot 110.0 -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.
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 8 Shoot 130.0 -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.
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Shoot 200.0 -0.96 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.
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Shoot 1380.0 -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.
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Shoot 1410.0 -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.
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Shoot 2220.0 0.39 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.
ISOPINOCAMPHONE 4 Shoot 2940.0 0.87 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
Antihyperthyroid 2 *
Antiinflammatory 18 *
Antiintegrase 1 *
Antiischemic 1 *
Antikeratotic 1 *
Antilaryngitic 1 *
AntiLegionella 1 *
Antileishmanic 1 *
Antilepric 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antileukemic 6 *
Antileukotriene 5 *
Antilipolytic 1 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 1 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 4 *
Antimalarial 5 *
Antimange 1 *
Antimanic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimelanogenic 1 *