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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOPINONE | 0 | Shoot | 6.0 | 8.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| O-VANILLIN | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-VANILLIN | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 21.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| O-VANILLIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Planta Medica, 55: 226. |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Flower | 0.1 | 1.0 | -1.00 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | 0.5 | 48.0 | 1.00 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| OCTAN-3-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTAN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.46 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | 6.0 | 180.0 | -0.37 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| P-CYMENOL-8 | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| P-CYMOL | 0 | Shoot | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 51. |
| P-VANILLIN | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 38.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Planta Medica, 55: 226. |
| PHENETHYLETHANOL | 0 | Flower | 2.0 | 21.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| PHENETHYLETHANOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.2 | 40.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| PHENYLETHANOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINOCAMPHEOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| PINOCAMPHEOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 11000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimelanomic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetrorrhagic | 1 | Fitoterapia No.55-1984. |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimutagenic | 12 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 4 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic? | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 5 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 4 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity? | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4. |
| Antiodontalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |