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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
TRANS-CARVEOL 1 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CARVEOL 1 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.42 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.
TRANS-HEX-2-ENAL 0 Shoot not available 6.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-HEX-2-ENAL 0 Shoot not available 6.0 not available 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.
TRANS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.38 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.
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Shoot not available 440.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Shoot not available 440.0 0.71 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.
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Shoot not available 6.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Shoot not available 6.0 -0.21 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.
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Shoot not available 60.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Shoot not available 60.0 -0.17 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.
TRANS-VERBENOL 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.77 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.
TRANS-VERBENOL 0 Shoot 0.0 not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VERBENONE 5 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
VERBENONE 5 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.26 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
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant 4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiplasmodial 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.
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antispasmodic 7 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Antistaphylococcic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 2 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *