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'''Jufa''' is a(n) herbaceous plant of the genus Hyssopus native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea. Due to its properties as an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant, it is commonly used as a medicinal plant. Jufa is also known as '''Hyssopus officinalis''' or '''hyssop'''.
== Description Uses== Hyssop is a brightly coloured shrub or subshrub that ranges from 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in) in height. The stem is woody at {{Uses|anxiety}}, {{Uses|lower the baseblood pressure}}, {{Uses|colic}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|asthma}}, {{Uses|catarrh}}, from which grow a number of straight branches. Its leaves are lanceolate{{Uses|bronchitis}}, dark green in colour{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, and from 2 to 2.5 cm (0.79 to 0.98 in) long.{{Uses|common cold}}
== Uses Chemical Composition== *The fresh herb is commonly used in cooking. Essence of hyssop can be obtained by steamingvolatile oil ,pinocamphone, isopinocamphone, pinenes, camphene, and is used in cooking to a lesser extent.*The plant is commonly used by beekeepers to produce a rich and aromatic honey.*Herb hyssop leaves are used as an aromatic condiment. The leaves have a lightly bitter taste due to its tanninsterpinene),hyssopin, and an intense minty aroma. Due to its intensitytannin, it is used moderately in cooking. The herb is also used to flavor liqueurflavonoids, and is part of the official formulation of Chartreuse.*In herbal medicine hyssop is believed to have soothinginsolic acid, expectorantoleonolic acid, and cough suppressant properties.* Hyssop can stimulate the gastrointestinal system.*The oil derived from Hyssop is used as a remedy for cough. It promotes expectoration in bronchial catarrh and asthma.bitter substance (marrubiin), resin, gum<ref name="useschemical composition"/>
== References Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||leaves are lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets and Leaf arrangement is opposite}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blue to purple|5|there is only one way to evenly divide the flower}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|general|2.5 mm|the fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe||many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==It is an evergreen, bushy herb, growing 1 to 2 feet high, with square stem, linear leaves and flowers in whorls, six- to fifteen-flowered. Is a native of Southern Europe not indigenous to Britain, though stated to be naturalized on the ruins of Beaulieu Abbey in the New Forest<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Mediterranean region}}, {{Commonly seen|temperate region}}, {{Commonly seen|widely cultivated}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS - GUIXERS - IB-629.JPG| A Guixers (Solsonès-Catalunya)File:HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS - GUIXERS - IB-633.JPG| A Guixers (Solsonès-Catalunya)File:HYSSOPUS OFFICINALIS - BÒFIA - IB-267 (Hisop).JPG|Port del Comte (Solsonès - Catalunya)File:Hyssopus_officinalis_001.JPGFile:Hyssopus_officinalis_002.JPGFile:Hyssopus_officinalis_003.JPGFile:Hyssopus_officinalis_004.JPGFile:Hyssopus_officinalis_005.JPGImage:Hyssopus officinalis.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[httphttps://www.himalayawellnessanniesremedy.com/herbfinderhyssopus-officinalis-hyssop.php "constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/hyssopus-/officinalis/ "plant charecteristics"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.htm Hyssop-Himalayabotanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/hyssop48.html "cultivation"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://easyayurveda.com/2017/03/27/jupha-hyssop-hyssopus-officinalis/ Jufa-uses, remedies, sideeffects]* [https://enwww.wikipediaherbal-supplement-resource.orgcom/wikihyssop-herb.html Hyssop – Health Benefits and Side Effects]* [http:/Hyssopus_officinalis /www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/hyssopus-officinalis.htm Hyssopus officinalison himalaya wellness]* [http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/h/hyssopus-Wikipediaofficinalis=hyssop.php Hyssopus officinalis on naturalmedicinalherbs]
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