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Plant Satureja obovata (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Iberian Savory; Savory
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
SABINENE 5 Shoot 1.0 190.0 -0.09 Fitoterapia No.60: 277.
T-CADINOL 0 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.
T-CADINOL 0 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.77 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Leaf not available 825.0 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL 46 Leaf not available 855.0 0.15 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Leaf not available 970.0 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.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Shoot 270.0 575.0 0.07 Fitoterapia No.60: 277.
TERPINOLENE 9 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.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf not available 170.0 -0.02 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.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf not available 190.0 0.01 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.
TERPINOLENE 9 Leaf not available 215.0 0.04 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.
TERPINYL-ACETATE 5 Shoot 1.0 60.0 1.41 Fitoterapia No.60: 277.
THYMOL 142 Leaf not available 95.0 -0.37 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.
THYMOL 71 Leaf not available 2910.0 1.16 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.
THYMOL 71 Leaf not available 7765.0 3.81 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.
THYMOL 71 Shoot 50.0 850.0 -0.11 Fitoterapia No.60: 277.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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