Herb Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant, and commonly used as an aromatic herb and medicinal plant.. French botanist Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard was born around 1742 at Aubepierre-en-Barrois (Haute Marne) and died on 26 September 1793 in Paris. He studied at Angers, and later illustrated and published a number of botanical and mycological works on French flora. He studied art and engraving under Francois Martinet, the celebrated artist of many of Buffon's natural history books.