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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiarthritic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillus | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 33 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibradiquinic | 1 | Fitoterapia No.61: 277, 1990. |
| Antibronchitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticancer | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |