HYSSOP

Latvian: Izops ārstniecības

German: Ysop

Swedish:  isop

Estonian: harilik iisop

Lithuanian: vaistinis isopas

Russian: иссоп лекарственный

Height 0.4-0.5m. Flowering time VII-IX. Flower color: purple blue. In Latvia, it is

grown in gardens as a herb, oven herb, medicinal plant. Fast-growing, drought-

resistant, winter-hardy.

Hyssop leaves and flowers are used as a seasoning for meat and game, as well as

for flavoring drinks. In Eastern countries, hyssop is a mandatory addition to sherbert,

apparently for its antiperspirant properties. In medicine, hyssop leaves are used,

which are collected during the flowering of the plant. The plant is cut or mowed, the

woody trunk parts and damaged leaves are separated. Dry under normal conditions

or in a dryer, not exceeding 35°C.

APPLICATION

The drug has an expectorant, sedative, antispasmodic and antiseptic effect. It

stimulates the appetite, facilitates the elimination of gases from the body, prevents

low arterial blood pressure, and reduces sexual desire.

The infusion is used for the treatment of chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma,

together with other expectorant drugs in children, against coughing at night, against

excessive sweating in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and women in the

climacteric period, against chronic inflammations in the gastrointestinal tract, for

improving digestion.

Externally, hyssop infusion compresses accelerate the absorption of subcutaneous

hemorrhages, while baths with an infusion additive are recommended for eczema

patients. Hyssop is not recommended for long-term use as it can cause

convulsions.

It should not be used by pregnant women. In epileptics, the smell of hyssop can

trigger seizures, so either it should be used only under medical supervision or it

should be avoided.

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