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Common Names
Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | 41.0 | 44.0 | -0.46 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | 4700.0 | 0.19 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | 8000.0 | -0.91 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OLEIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ORIENTIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | 1100.0 | -0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Plant | 8.0 | 43.0 | -0.06 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | 47000.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | 21.0 | 210.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | 12000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Plant | 70000.0 | 76800.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | 1431.0 | 8204.0 | 1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 2670.0 | 3725.0 | 0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | 600.0 | 650.0 | -0.81 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PLANTEOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 14500.0 | 17225.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 121450.0 | 143100.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 8 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ankylostomacide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Anorexic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anthelmintic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholine | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 8 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiadenomic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiadenoviral | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| AntiAGE | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |