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Common Names
Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Plant | 4000.0 | 55000.0 | 1.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Shoot | 16600.0 | 50000.0 | 1.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SABINENE | 10 | Plant | 50.0 | 2096.0 | 1.07 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 400.0 | 14700.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELIN-11-EN-4-OL | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINENE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | 109.0 | 205.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 2.5 | -0.62 | Sezik, E., Tumen, G., Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1993. Essential Oil Composition of Four Origanum vulgare Subspecies of Anatolian Origin. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 425-431. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Plant | 10.0 | 50.0 | -0.31 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Plant | 5800.0 | 6247.0 | 1.71 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | 150.0 | -0.24 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Plant | not available | 80000.0 | -0.74 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TAXIFOLIN | 17 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Essential Oil | not available | 20000.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.28 | Sezik, E., Tumen, G., Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1993. Essential Oil Composition of Four Origanum vulgare Subspecies of Anatolian Origin. J. Ess. Oil Res., 5: 425-431. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 3 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 3 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABeta-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |