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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | 69000.0 | 79720.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | 38100.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Plant | not available | 45.0 | -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. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Plant | 3.0 | 640.0 | 1.74 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 8.0 | -0.46 | 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. |
| BETA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 7500.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BOURBORNENE | 0 | Plant | 54.0 | 430.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | 41.0 | 45.0 | -0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 74500.0 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | 15000.0 | 90600.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 0.6 | -0.91 | 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. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Plant | 6.0 | 30.0 | -0.36 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 1100.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 11 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antielastase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiemetic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiendometriotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antienterotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiepileptic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antierythemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibrinolytic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53. |