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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMONENE | 60 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 1400.0 | 35900.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 15.0 | -0.43 | 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. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 600.0 | -0.30 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Essential Oil | not available | 380000.0 | 1.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Plant | 1.0 | 600.0 | -0.58 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 1200.0 | 238100.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Plant | not available | 15.0 | -0.57 | 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. |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Plant | 8.0 | 184.0 | -0.49 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Plant | 1050.0 | 1131.0 | -0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCURONIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 2600.0 | 3016.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Plant | not available | 47.0 | -0.36 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | not available | 6.0 | -0.47 | 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. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | 8.0 | 180.0 | -0.28 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 6100.0 | 180900.0 | 1.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | 1700.0 | 1831.0 | 1.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NARINGENIN | 56 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGIN | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 6 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimite | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMRSA | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 27 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antinephritic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |