Hyssop Essential Oil, Bulgaria

Name       Hyssop Essential Oil, Bulgaria

Category  Essential Oils

Species    Hyssopus officinalis L. ssp officinalis, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Part          Whole Plant

Country    Bulgaria

Code         HysOff3

Hyssop Essential Oil, Bulgaria

Hyssop Essential Oil, Bulgaria, (Hyssopus officinalis), yields from steam distillation of the flowers and leaves are less than one half percent.  The odor is herbal, camphor like, spicy, warm and sweet.  Natural constituents include Pinene, camphene, hyssopin, terpenes, and sesquiterpenes, nerolidol, spathulenol, linalool, geraniol, and borneol.  Hyssop blends with citrus, lavender, rosemary, myrtle, laurel leaf, sage, dary sage, and cedar leaf.  Among aromatherapy professionals Hyssop is thought to be useful treating bruises, lack of energy, and allergies.