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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESTRAGOLE | 12 | Plant | 210.0 | 1400.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 88940.0 | 125000.0 | 1.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | 109900.0 | 203870.0 | -0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GALANGIN | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -0.68 | 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. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | 50.0 | 200.0 | 2.48 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 200.0 | 9700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-ELEMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-ELEMENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.0 | -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. |
| GAMMA-ELEMENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | 16.0 | 88.0 | -0.27 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Essential Oil | not available | 147600.0 | 1.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Plant | not available | 4.0 | -0.53 | 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. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Plant | 1.0 | 1476.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 20700.0 | 46100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Plant | not available | 1.5 | -0.45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticheilitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anticholestatic | 1 | Shukla, B., Visen, P.K.S., Patnaik, G.K., Tripathi, S.C., Srimal, R.C., Dayal, R., and Dobhal, P.C. Hepatoprotective Activity in the Rat of Ursolic Acid Isolated from Eucalyptus Hybrid. Phytotherapy Research 6: 74-79, 1992. |
| Anticholinesterase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholinesterase? | 1 | L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase. |
| Anticlastogen | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoagulant | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticomplement | 2 | 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. |
| Anticomplementary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCRP | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |