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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Teucrium marum

Common Name
Maro, Thym De Chat, Hierba Del Papa, Herba Marum Veri, Katzengamander, Maro Cortuso, Catmint, Marmahhour, Kattenkruid

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Deobstruent Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diaphoretic Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Diuretic Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Diuretic French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Errhine Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Expectorant Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Spasm German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Sternutatory Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tumor Egypt Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.