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Hyssop (linalool CT)

Bài hương (CT linalool)

Hyssopus officinalis var. decumbens

Hyssop decumbens

Lamiaceae · Bộ phận trên mặt đất · Aerial parts · Steam-distilled

Hyssop (linalool CT) essential oil (Hyssopus officinalis var. decumbens) — botanical illustration
Hyssopus officinalis var. decumbens

Safety

No specific contraindications in available data, markedly different from hyssop pinocamphone CT (the common chemotype).

Very low pinocamphone content in this chemotype means no neurotoxic / convulsant risk like the common chemotype.

Linalool, α-pinene, β-pinene in the oil potentiate GABA-A receptors, opposing any GABA-inhibitory effect of pinocamphone (if present).

Linalool oxidation products may sensitize. Store carefully. 1,8-Cineole has antioxidant properties.


Usage guidelines

Sensitization risk
Low
Difference from common chemotype
No pinocamphone neurotoxicity

Chemistry

Volatile constituents
Linalool48.0 – 51.7 %
1,8-Cineole12.3 – 14.9 %
(+)-Limonene5.0 – 6.0 %
γ-Pinene2.9 – 3.3 %
Caryophyllene oxide1.7 – 3.2 %
α-Pinene2.2 – 2.5 %
Camphene1.7 – 2.0 %
β-Myrcene1.3 – 1.7 %
Isopinocamphone1.0 – 1.5 %
β-Bourbonene1.0 – 1.2 %
Sabinene0.8 – 1.0 %
Pinocamphone0.5 – 1.0 %

Botanical source

Var. decumbens is a distinct variety of Hyssopus officinalis with completely different chemistry, linalool chemotype rather than pinocamphone.

The oil is steam-distilled from the aerial parts. Mainly produced in Spain.

Family Lamiaceae. A clear example that a shared botanical name does not guarantee a shared safety profile, two chemotypes of the same species carry markedly different risks.