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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Thymus mastichina (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Spanish Marjoram
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Plant 10.0 70.0 -0.25 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TERPINOLENE 9 Plant 1.0 -0.73 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
THYMOL 71 Plant 190.0 -0.55 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-DIHYDRO-ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE 0 Plant 1.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-PINOCARVEOL 2 Plant 75.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-PINOCARVYL-ACETATE 0 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Plant 80.0 110.0 -0.17 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Osteolytic 1 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 4 *
P450-Inducer 3 *
Pediculicide 1 *
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 16 Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 22 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Protisticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Renoirritant 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Respirainhibitor 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Rubefacient 2 *
Secretogogue 1 *
Sedative 13 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Spasmogenic 5 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spermicide 2 Martindale's 28th