Majorana hortensis Moench |
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Botanical Name |
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Majorana hortensis Moench |
English
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Sweet Marjoram |
Synonym(s) |
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Origanum majorana Linn. |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An aromatic, branched perennial, 30-60 cm high. Leaves oblong-ovate; flowers small, whitish or purplish, in terminal clusters, seeds minute, oval, dark brown. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulant, expectorant, tonic, increases the flow and/or secretion of milk, antiasthmatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, diuretic, stomachic and mildly tonic (plant); antimicrobial (essential oil); astringent (leaves and seeds); stimulant, sudorific, emmenagogue and galactagogue (plant infusion) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Flavonoids (aerial part); a-pinene, ß-pinene, d-limonene, camphene, bornylacetate, ß-ocimene, a-thujone 1,8-cineole, myrcene, p-cymene, geraniol, eugenol, linalool and carvacrol (essential oil) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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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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| Beta-pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| D-limonene |
95327-98-3 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Camphene |
5794-04-7 |
2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane |
C10H16 |
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| Bornyl acetate |
20347-65-3 |
(1,7,7-trimethylnorb
ornan-2-yl) acetate |
C12H20O2 |
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| 1,8-Cineole |
8024-53-1 |
2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e |
C10H18O |
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| Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| Geraniol |
8007-13-4 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Eugenol |
97-53-0 |
2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol |
C10H12O2 |
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| Linalool |
78-70-6 |
3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Carvacrol |
499-75-2 |
2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol |
C10H14O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In colic (seed and leaf); bronchial complaints, tension headaches, insomnia, anxiety, minor digestive upsets, painful menstruation, in asthma, hysteria and paralysis (plant); an external application for sprains, bruises, stiff and paralytic limbs and toothache, and for hot fomentation in acute diarrhoea (oil) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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