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Common Names
Oregano; Pot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEX-2-ENAL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| HEX-3-EN-1-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | not available | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| HEXANAL | 5 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.94 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| ISOPULEGOL | 3 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.56 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Plant | not available | 17.0 | -0.48 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LIMONENE | 120 | Shoot | not available | 85.0 | -0.29 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 39.0 | -0.42 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 100.0 | -0.20 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.37 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| MANOYL-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | 12.0 | not available | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| MUUROLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 25.0 | 1.00 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | not available | 41.0 | -0.43 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | not available | 170.0 | -0.15 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot | not available | 330.0 | 0.03 | Lagouri, V., Blekas, G., Tsimidou, M., Kokkini, S., and Boskou, D. 1993. Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Oregano Plants Grown Wild in Greece. Z. Lebensm Unters Forsch 197: 20-23. |
| MYRCENYL-ACETATE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | not available | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| OCT-1-EN-3-OL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 40.0 | -0.43 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | not available | 227.0 | -0.36 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| P-CYMENE | 32 | Shoot | not available | 1160.0 | 0.42 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| PATCHOULENE | 2 | Shoot | not available | 20.0 | 0.93 | Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 10 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 3 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antiplasmodial | 1 | 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 * |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipyretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 4 | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antirhinitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |