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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
ALPHA-CAMPHOLENAL 0 Shoot 15.0 0.98 *
ALPHA-CAMPHOLENAL 0 Shoot 15.0 0.98 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.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Shoot 45.0 0.17 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Shoot 45.0 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.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Shoot 9.0 -0.35 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Shoot 9.0 -0.35 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.
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Shoot 18.0 -0.25 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Shoot 18.0 -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.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Shoot 0.0 -0.31 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.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Shoot 0.0 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot 585.0 -0.09 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot 585.0 -0.09 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.
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Shoot 3.0 -0.47 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Shoot 3.0 -0.47 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.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Shoot 30.0 -0.25 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Shoot 30.0 -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.
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Shoot 15.0 -0.29 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Shoot 15.0 -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.
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Shoot 0.0 -0.44 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.
BETA-BOURBONENE 0 Shoot 0.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Insecticide 4 *
Insectifuge 10 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectiphile 3 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 2 *
Irritant 8 *
Laxative 2 *
Lipolytic 1 *
Mosquitofuge 1 *
Motor-Depressant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Myorelaxant 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Nematicide 4 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NO-Genic 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 2 *
P450-Inducer 2 *
Perfumery 16 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 18 *
Pheromone 1 *