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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 50400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.75 | 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. |
| TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-OCIMENE | 0 | Plant | 76.0 | 824.0 | 1.81 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRICHOSANE | 0 | Plant | not available | 2.5 | 1.00 | 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. |
| UNDECANE | 0 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | -0.37 | 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. |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Plant | not available | 3100.0 | -0.65 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| VALENCENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 5800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VITEXIN | 18 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | 68380.0 | 74820.0 | -2.98 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | 39.0 | 49.0 | -0.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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. |