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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-(3,4-DIHYDROXY-BENZOYL-OXY-METHYL)-PHENYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2330.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-3,3',4',7-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-3-HEPTANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 3.0 | -0.44 | 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. |
| 6-METHYL-HEPTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Plant | 18.0 | 120.0 | 1.52 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 7.5 | -0.61 | 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. |
| ALPHA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINOL | 3 | Plant | not available | 20.0 | -0.55 | 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. |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Plant | 18.0 | 90.0 | -0.08 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HIMACHALENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 8.0 | -0.54 | 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. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Plant | not available | 24.0 | -0.55 | 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. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Plant | 6.0 | 376.0 | 2.90 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 5800.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | 4180.0 | 4502.0 | -0.44 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | 3.5 | -0.85 | 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. |
| ALPHA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | 3.0 | 15.0 | 1.19 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 3 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 14 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |