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Botanical Name |
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Origanum majorana L. |
English
Name |
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Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram |
Synonym(s) |
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Majorana hortensis Moench., Origanum majoranoides Willd. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A bushy half-hardy perennial sub-shrub that is often grown as an annual. Though perennial it is treated as an annual herb under cultivation. The leaves get up to an 1 in (2.5 cm) long and have a wonderful, very distinctive, perfumy fragrance when bruised. The flowers are tiny, less than 1/8 in (0.3 cm) long and arranged in burrlike heads 1/2 in (1.3 cm) long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, stimulant, stomachic and mildly tonic (herb) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Alpha-humulene, alpha-phyllandrene, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, beta-phyllandrene, beta-pinene, beta-sitosterol, cadinene, caffeic acid, carvacrol, carvone, caryophyllene, citral, estragole, eugenol, geraniol, geranyl-acetate, hydroquinone, limonene, linalyl-acetate, methyl-chavicol, myrcene, niacin, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, riboflavin, rosmarinic acid, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, terpinolene, thiamin, ursolic acid (plant); arbutin (leaf); linoleic acid (seed) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Alpha-humulene |
6753-98-6 |
2,6,6,9-tetramethylc
ycloundeca-1,4,8-tri
ene |
C15H24 |
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| alpha-Phellandrene |
2243-33-6 |
2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| alpha-Terpinene |
99-86-5 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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| Ascorbic acid |
Not Available |
2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one |
C6H8O6 |
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| beta Carotene |
7235-40-7 |
3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec
a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene |
C40H56 |
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| beta-Phellandrene |
555-10-2 |
3-methylidene-6-prop
an-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| beta-Pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| Beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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| Cadinene |
29350-73-0 |
1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,
6,8a-octahydronaphth
alene |
C15H26 |
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| Caffeic acid |
Not Available |
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid |
C9H8O4 |
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| Carvacrol |
499-75-2 |
2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol |
C10H14O |
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| Carvone |
53763-73-8 |
2-methyl-5-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohex-2-en-
1-one |
C10H14O |
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| Caryophyllene |
87-44-5 |
4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene |
C15H24 |
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| Citral |
96680-15-8 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal |
C10H16O |
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| Estragole |
77525-18-9 |
1-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-benzene |
C10H12O |
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| Eugenol |
97-53-0 |
2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol |
C10H12O2 |
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| Geraniol |
8007-13-4 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Geranyl acetate |
8022-83-1 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienyl acetate |
C12H20O2 |
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| Hydroquinone |
8027-02-9 |
benzene-1,4-diol |
C6H6O2 |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Linalyl acetate |
8022-85-3 |
3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-yl acetate |
C12H20O2 |
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| Methyl chavicol |
77525-18-9 |
1-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-benzene |
C10H12O |
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| Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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| Niacin |
99148-57-9 |
Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid |
C6H5NO2 |
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| Oleanolic acid |
508-02-1 |
10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| Riboflavin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C17H21N4O9P |
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| Rosmarinic acid |
537-15-5 |
3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop
anoic
acid |
C18H16O8 |
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| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
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| Terpinen-4-ol |
Not Available |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l |
C10H18O |
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| Terpinolene |
586-62-9 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Thiamin |
59-43-8 |
2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni
acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol |
C12H17N4OS+ |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-t
etradecahydro-1H-pic
ene-4a-carboxylic
acid |
C30H48O3 |
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| Arbutin |
Not Available |
2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-
(4-hydroxyphenoxy)ox
ane-3,4,5-triol |
C12H16O7 |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Asthma, common cold, bruises, cancer, insomnia, migraine, spasms, women's ailments, digestive disorders, to treat muscular pain, bronchial complaints, arthritis, sprains and stiff joints |
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