Scientific name
Hyssopus officinalis
Family
Labiatae
Origin
Asia, Europe
Parts Used
Drug consisting of the flowering tops
Chemical constituents
- Flavonoids;
- Triterpenes (marrubiina, oleanoic acid);
- Essential oil (pinene, camphene, pinocanfone, isopinocanfone).
Hyssop in Herbalist: Property of the Hyssop
Hyssop infusions have always been used for their balsamic and bronchodilator activity, but these uses are not found in controlled clinical studies. Attention since the essential oil, due to the presence of ketones, is potentially neurotoxic (epilepsy).
