Giant Hyssop

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Cree), US(Blackfoot)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Medicine, Tea

Science studied: TRANS-ANETHOLE, ANISALDEHYDE, BENZALDEHYDE, DIMETHYL-HEXANAL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Agastache foeniculum

Common names: Giant Hyssop, Agastache anýzová, Agastache fenouil, Anis hysope, Hysope anisée, Grande hysope, Anijsnetel, Anijsplant, Anis-Duftnessel, Anis-Riesenysop, Anis-Riesenysop (DE), Anis-Ysop, Blue Giant Hyssop, Blue giant hyssop (EN), Dropnetel, Dropplant, Duftnessel, Kłosowiec fenkułowy, Lavender hyssop, Weza’wûnûckwûk’, agastacha feniklová

POWO: 6304-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Cree), US(Blackfoot).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Medicine
• Tea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Cree)
• US(Blackfoot)

Documented cultural uses

• Medicine
• Tea

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Medicine · US(Cree) · "
• Tea · US(Blackfoot) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Chromosome-scale Genome Assembly and Annotation of Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum). · 2026 source ↗
• Effects of Agastache foeniculum essential oil on skin wound healing in mice. · 2025 source ↗
• Bridging the Chemical Profile and Biological Activities of a New Variety of <i>Agastache foeniculum</i> (Pursh) Kuntze Extracts and Essential Oil. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• TRANS-ANETHOLE
• ANISALDEHYDE
• BENZALDEHYDE
• DIMETHYL-HEXANAL
• ETHYLDIMETHYLHEPTENE
• GERMACRENE-D
• LINALOL
• MYRCENE
• CIS-OCIMENE
• TRANS-OCIMENE
• 3-OCTANOL
• 3-OCTANONE
• ALPHA-PINENE
• BETA-PINENE
• ESTRAGOLE
• ACACETIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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