An official website of the United States government.
Common Names
Winter Savory; Savory
How this plant is used
Food
Select a Results View:
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARVACROL | 37 | Plant | 75.0 | 17250.0 | 1.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVONE | 19 | Plant | 1.0 | 95.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Plant | 10.0 | 285.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIRSIMARITIN | 9 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-OCIMENE | 3 | Plant | 1.0 | 35.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Plant | 1.0 | 325.0 | 0.04 | Stanic, G., Petricic, J., and Blazevic, N. 1991. Gas Chromatographic Investigations of Essential Oils of Satureja montana and Satureja subspicata from Yugoslavia. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 153-158. |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | 8.0 | 9.0 | -0.51 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Plant | not available | 33.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Plant | 1.0 | 15.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Plant | 6.0 | 135.0 | 0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Plant | 210.0 | 3220.0 | 1.70 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 1500.0 | 23000.0 | 1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTYOL-7-O-RUTINOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | 3.0 | 70.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | 4.0 | 90.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Essential Oil | 61600.0 | 74200.0 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Plant | 15.0 | 7130.0 | 2.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GARDENIN-B | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | 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. |