Plant Lippia graveolens (Verbenaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Oregano

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
CARVACROL	37	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHENOLE	0	Root	not available	210.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHENOLE	0	Shoot	not available	40.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN	56	Root	not available	85.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN	56	Shoot	not available	70.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
PINOCEMBRIN	9	Root	not available	95.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
PINOCEMBRIN	9	Shoot	not available	105.0	-0.70	Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL	71	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antibronchitic	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anticancer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase	1	L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Anticholinesterase?	1	L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Antidiuretic	1	Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92.
Antiescherichic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihalitosic	1	American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihepatotoxic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiherpetic	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
AntiHIV	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antileukemic	2	Life Sciences 55: 1061.
Antimelanomic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	1	Maga, J.A. Contribution of Phenolic Compounds to Smoke Flavor. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.13.
Antineuritic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	3	Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8.