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Common Names
Hyssop
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies
aristatus
Subspecies Author
(GODR.) BRIQ.
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (E)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | 0.21 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 690.0 | 2.72 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 980.0 | 4.06 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 134 | Shoot | not available | 5545.0 | -0.06 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.42 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 56 | Shoot | not available | 170.0 | -0.13 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 46 | Shoot | not available | 55.0 | -0.23 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.56 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | -0.27 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 10 | Shoot | not available | 42.0 | -0.20 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.63 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| BETA-PINENE | 26 | Shoot | not available | 1315.0 | -0.03 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.13 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | 14000.0 | 0.34 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.39 | Tsankova, E.T., Konatchiev, A.N. and Genova, E.M. 1993. Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils of Two Hyssopus officinalis cultivars. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 609-611. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Gram(-)icide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 7 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypotensive | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 9 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 1 | J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986. |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Irritant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Myorelaxant | 3 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |