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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Plant | 7.0 | 100.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Shoot | 7.0 | 100.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-MYRTENATE | 0 | Flower | 5.0 | 54.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-MYRTENATE | 0 | Leaf | 4.0 | 480.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-MYRTENATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | -0.71 | 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. |
| METHYL-MYRTENATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 30.0 | 1.41 | 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. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | 27.0 | 400.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENAL | 5 | Shoot | 24.0 | 30.0 | -0.29 | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| MYRTENIC-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. |
| MYRTENIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | 8.0 | 11.0 | not available | Indian Perfumer, 35: 52. |
| MYRTENIC-CIS-PINIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENIC-CIS-PINOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Flower | 16.0 | 160.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Leaf | 0.5 | 520.0 | 4.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 170.0 | 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. |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Shoot | not available | 190.0 | 0.07 | 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 | 200.0 | 0.08 | 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 | 210.0 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiradicular | 9 | 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. |
| Antirenitic | 1 | 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. |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197. |
| AntiRNA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 23 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiserotonin | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishock | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 19 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiTGF-beta | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |