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Plant Micromeria varia (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Madeiran 'Hyssop'
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies
thymoides

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
LIMONENE 60 Shoot not available 80.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Shoot not available 80.0 -0.29 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
LINALOL 0 Shoot not available 27.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Shoot not available 27.0 -0.22 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
MYRTENAL 5 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENAL 5 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.33 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
MYRTENOL 2 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENOL 2 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.25 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
NERAL 4 Shoot not available 190.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
NERAL 4 Shoot not available 190.0 0.03 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot not available 3.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot not available 3.0 -0.50 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
PINOCARVONE 1 Shoot not available 12.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PINOCARVONE 1 Shoot not available 12.0 -0.62 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
SABINENE 5 Shoot not available 205.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Shoot not available 205.0 -0.08 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Shoot not available 21.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Shoot not available 21.0 -0.16 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
TERPINOLENE 9 Shoot not available 3.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
TERPINOLENE 9 Shoot not available 3.0 -0.72 Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibronchitic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Cervix) 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
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.
AntiEBV 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antigliomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory 5 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 *
Antimalarial 3 Rukunga, G. and Simons, A. J. 2006. The Potential of Plants as a Source of Antimalarial Agents - A Review. Africa Herbal Antimalaria Meeting. PlantaPhile Publications, Berlin. 72 pp.
Antimetastatic (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antinitrosaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 1 Duke, 1992 *