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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Aphidifuge 1 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Cancer-Preventive 1 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 4 *
Carminative 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Choleretic 1 *
Counterirritant 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Culicide 1 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytotoxic 1 *
Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dentifrice 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 28th
Dermatitigenic 1 *
Embryotoxic 1 *
Enterorelaxant 2 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.