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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDYCARYOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HESPERIDIN-GLYCOSIDES | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 15.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| HYDROXYCINNAMIC-DERIVATIVES | 0 | Plant | not available | 22000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HYSSOPIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | 112.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Leaf | not available | 433.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHOME | 0 | Flower | 5.0 | 55.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Essential Oil | not available | 381000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Leaf | 3.0 | 6520.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPINOCAMPHONE | 4 | Shoot | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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 | not available | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant | 18 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 4 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 5 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiplasmodial | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprogestational | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antiproliferant | 6 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproteolytic | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Antipruritic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipulmonotic | 1 | Tyler, V.E.. 1994. |
| Antipyretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |