garden hyssop

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• garden hyssop
• hyssop

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Thymus hyssopus
• Hyssopus officinalis

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Lamiales and the family Lamiaceae, it is classified under the genus Dracocephalum. Specifically, its scientific name identifies it as Dracocephalum officinale.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several European regions. In Northern Europe, its presence is documented within Great Britain. Moving into Middle Europe, it can be found growing in Austria and Belgium. The species also inhabits the territories of Czechia-Slovakia. Finally, its range extends through the landscapes of Germany.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Dracocephalum officinale has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include flower.

Flower

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Chemicals

Dracocephalum officinale has 70 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, 1,8-Cineole, CHLOROGENIC ACID, CIS-PINOCAMPHONE, Isopinocamphone.

Flavonoids

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin
3. Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders

1,8-Cineole

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

CIS-PINOCAMPHONE

1. Pharmacognosy research
2. Natural product research

Isopinocamphone

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

LIMONENE

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

P-CYMENE

1. Dr. Duke
2. Natural product communications

Pinocamphone

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

quercetin

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders

rosmarinic acid

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS

Activities

Dracocephalum officinale has 151 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Anthelmintic, (-)-Chronotropic, (-)-Inotropic, ACE-Inhibitor.

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Anthelmintic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Experimental parasitology

(-)-Chronotropic

1. Dr. Duke

(-)-Inotropic

1. Dr. Duke

ACE-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

AChE-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Acaricide

1. Dr. Duke

Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Allelochemic

1. Dr. Duke

Allelopathic

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations