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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOLINE | 20 | 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. |
| CINEOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Flower | 0.6 | 6.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | 0.1 | 720.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | -0.49 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 50.0 | -0.23 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 80.0 | -0.03 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | 0.10 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 110.0 | 0.16 | 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. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 200.0 | 0.75 | 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. |
| CIS-CALAMENENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-NEROLIDIOL | 0 | Leaf | 2.0 | 20.0 | not available | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 72. |
| CIS-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-PINIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-PINIC-ACID | 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. |
| CIS-PINOIC-ACID | 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. |
| CIS-PINONIC-ACID | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRYPTONE | 0 | Shoot | 7.0 | 9.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Shoot | 4.0 | 7.0 | -0.29 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| 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 * |