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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Lippia graveolens (Verbenaceae)

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 *
LAPACHENOLE 0 Root 210.0 *
LAPACHENOLE 0 Shoot 40.0 *
NARINGENIN 56 Root 85.0 *
NARINGENIN 56 Shoot 70.0 -1.00 *
PINOCEMBRIN 9 Root 95.0 *
PINOCEMBRIN 9 Shoot 105.0 -0.70 *
THYMOL 71 Leaf *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antioxidant (LDL) 2 *
Antiperiodontic 1 *
Antiperistaltic 1 *
Antiperoxidative 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiplaque 2 Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
Antiprostaglandin 1 *
Antiradicular 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.
Antirheumatic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antisalmonella 1 *
Antiseptic 3 *
Antisindhis 1 *
Antispasmodic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antistaphylococcic 3 *
Antistreptococcic 2 *
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitumor 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 1 *
Antitussive 2 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Antiulcer 1 Fitoterapia No.5-1990.
Antiviral 1 *