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

 Teucrium marum (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Maro; Thym De Chat; Hierba Del Papa; Herba Marum Veri; Katzengamander; Maro Cortuso; Catmint; Marmahhour; Kattenkruid

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Uses 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 French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Errhine Spanish 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.
Expectorant Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
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.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.