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Common Names
Tasnanesi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-OCTEN-3-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 120.0 | 0.46 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| 3-OCTANOL | 2 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.51 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| ALPHA-GUAIENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | not available | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | 1.0 | 390.0 | -0.20 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.59 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2640.0 | 0.96 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 960.0 | 0.99 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| BICYCLOELEMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -1.05 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf | not available | 570.0 | 0.23 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Leaf | 1.0 | 1.0 | -0.19 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| CARVONE | 19 | Leaf | not available | 90.0 | -0.26 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| CIS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 120.0 | -0.71 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.46 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 30000.0 | 1.62 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.37 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| ISOMENTHONE | 3 | Leaf | 1110.0 | 7080.0 | 1.64 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| ISOPULEGOL | 3 | Leaf | not available | 180.0 | -0.34 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -0.45 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| MENTHOL | 63 | Leaf | not available | 3030.0 | -0.26 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| MENTHONE | 30 | Leaf | 1.0 | 6000.0 | 0.12 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 11 | Economou, D., and Nahrstedt, A. 1991. Chemical, Physiological, and Toxicological Aspects of the Essential Oil of Some Species of the Genus Bystropogon*. Planta Medica, 57: 347, 1991. |
| Antibronchitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 2 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Anticonvulsant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 1 | A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp. |
| Antiescherichic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihistaminic | 3 | Ortiz De Urbina, A.V., Martin, M.L., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., Sevilla, M.A., San Roman, L. 1989. Antihistaminic activity of pulegone on the guinea-pig ileum. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 295-296, 1990. |
| Antiinflammatory | 6 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antilisteria | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |