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Plant Satureja montana (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Winter Savory; Savory
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
OCTANOL 0 Plant 1.0 55.0 1.00 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.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
P-CYMENE 16 Essential Oil 163700.0 273000.0 1.62 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Plant 45.0 6210.0 1.20 Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMOL 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PERILLYA-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
PERILLYL-ALCOHOL 14 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
PHENOL 26 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
PHENOLS 0 Plant 750.0 11500.0 0.01 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Plant not available 310.0 -1.37 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
POLYISOPRENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ROSMARINIC-ACID 57 Plant 3000.0 12000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID 57 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Plant not available 1.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
SALVIGENIN 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCUTELLAREIN-6,7-DIMETHYL-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.
STIGMASTEROL 12 Leaf not available 10.0 -0.80 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
TERPENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Plant 1.0 1610.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
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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.