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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Micromeria varia (Lamiaceae)

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

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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
TRANS-CARVEOL 1 Shoot 0.0 -0.42 *
TRANS-CARVEOL 1 Shoot 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 6.0 *
TRANS-HEX-2-ENAL 0 Shoot 6.0 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 0.0 -0.38 *
TRANS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot 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 440.0 0.71 *
TRANS-NEROLIDOL 0 Shoot 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 6.0 -0.21 *
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Shoot 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 60.0 -0.17 *
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Shoot 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 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 *
VERBENONE 5 Shoot 0.0 -0.26 *
VERBENONE 5 Shoot 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
Antitussive 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Antiulcer 2 *
Antiviral 4 *
Antiyeast 2 *
Apoptotic 2 *
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Bronchoprotectant 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 3 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 2 *
Candidistat 1 *
Chemopreventive 2 *
Choleretic 1 *
Cholesterolytic 1 *
Cicatrizant 1 *
CNS-Stimulant 1 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CNS-Toxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Coleopterifuge 1 *
Coleoptophile 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 *
Deodorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.