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Common Names
Winter Savory; Savory
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIGENIN-4'-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Plant | 2.0 | 30.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Plant | 20.0 | 400.0 | 0.84 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Plant | 4.0 | 85.0 | 0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | 20.0 | 1050.0 | 0.51 | J. Ethnopharmacology, 39: 167. |
| BETA-GURJUNENE | 0 | Plant | 2.0 | 45.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Essential Oil | not available | 17000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Plant | 1.0 | 55.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | 280.0 | -0.54 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BETA-THUJONE | 5 | Plant | 2.0 | 65.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | 12200.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Plant | 15.0 | 545.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Plant | 1.0 | 30.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Plant | 25.0 | 37.0 | -0.44 | Betting on Boron, Unpublished draft by J. A. Duke on file at USDA, draft and papers relating to boron percentages. Includes Internat. Z. Vit. Ern. Forschung 43:1973 (boron). |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | 3100.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Plant | 2.0 | 85.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Plant | 5.0 | 75.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 16100.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | Essential Oil | 356000.0 | 412300.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 21 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Sodium-Sparing | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Sprout-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sweetener | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOPO-2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |