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
Enterotoxic	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Estrogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Expectorant	2	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
FLavor	2	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide	4	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Fungistat	1	Weidenborner, M., Hindorf, H., Jha, H.C., and Tsotsonos, P. 1989. Antifungal Activity of Flavonoids Against Storage Fungi of the Genus Aspergillus. Phytochemistry. 29(4): 1103-1105.
Gastroirritant	1	Martindale's 29th
Gram(+)icide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Gram(-)icide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Irritant	2	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Larvicide	1	Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
Molluscicide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	1	J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Nematicide	2	Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry