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Plant Satureja obovata (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Iberian Savory; Savory
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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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
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.
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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
FLavor 21 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 15 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroirritant 1 Martindale's 29th
Gastroprotective 1 Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Glaucomagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glutathionigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(+)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Gram(-)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
GST-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide 9 Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Histaminic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypothermic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insect-Repellent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide 6 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 18 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectiphile 3 Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.