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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Plant | 17.0 | 390.0 | -0.11 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 44800.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Plant | not available | 1.0 | -0.73 | 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. |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Plant | 2.0 | 16.0 | -0.60 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 5500.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINYL-ACETATE | 5 | Plant | 54.0 | 216.0 | 0.55 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Plant | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.31 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THYMOL | 71 | Essential Oil | 121200.0 | 500000.0 | 0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.58 | 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. |
| THYMOL | 71 | Plant | 2.0 | 5000.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 11100.0 | 24500.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 14400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMYL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | 12.0 | 60.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TORREYOL | 2 | Plant | not available | 6.0 | -0.49 | 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,TRANS-ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Plant | 48.0 | 240.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-2-HEXANAL | 0 | Plant | 132.0 | 660.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TRANS-ANETHOLE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| TRANS-BETA-OCIMENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 200000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterotrophic | 3 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229 |