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Common Names
Iberian Savory; Savory
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL | 60 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL | 20 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -1.18 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.41 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 200.0 | 0.99 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 285.0 | 1.58 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 785.0 | 5.09 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 220.0 | -0.16 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 22 | Leaf | not available | 265.0 | -0.13 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Shoot | 1.0 | 30.0 | -0.23 | Fitoterapia No.60: 277. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 130.0 | -0.22 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 225.0 | -0.21 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 330.0 | -0.20 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 425.0 | -0.20 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Shoot | 300.0 | 510.0 | -0.10 | Fitoterapia No.60: 277. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 55.0 | -0.28 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 120.0 | -0.25 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 26 | Leaf | not available | 235.0 | -0.19 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Shoot | 60.0 | 170.0 | 0.00 | Fitoterapia No.60: 277. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | 1365.0 | 1.81 | Arrebola, M.L., Navaro, M.C., Jimenez, J. and Ocana, F.A. 1994. Variations in Yield and Composition of the Essential Oil of Satureja obovata. Phytochemistry 35(1): 83. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 1 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antioxidant | 9 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipeptic | 1 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiplaque | 2 | Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21 |
| Antipneumonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipruritic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipyretic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-91. |
| Antiradicular | 2 | Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8. |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Antisalmonella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 13 | Merck 11th Edition |