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Satureja hortensis Linn


Botanical Name	:	Satureja hortensis Linn
English Name	:	Summer Savory
Synonym(s)	:	Calamintha hortensis
Family	:	Lamiaceae

General Info

Description

An erect pubescent annual herb 25-35 cm high with pinkish branches. Leaves oblong-linear or lanceolate with deep pitted glands on both sides; flowers in small axillary cymes.

Herb Effects

Diuretic and sedative (essential oil); anticancer, anticatarrhal, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, digestive, diuretic, laxative, stomachic, sudorific and vermifuge (plant); antiseptic and carminative (flower)

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Savory
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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Gamma-terpenene (essential oil); alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, alpha-terpineol, beta-carotene, beta-pinene, beta-sitosterol, borneol, camphene, camphor, carvacrol, geraniol, limonene, labiatic acid, myrcene, nerol, niacin, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, rosmarinic acid, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, thiamin, thujone, thymol (plant); linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid (seed); ursolic acid (leaf and stem)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Carvacrol

499-75-2

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Labiatic acid

Not Available

3-[4-[(Z)-3-(3,4-dih
ydroxyphenyl)prop-2-
enoyl]oxy-3-hydroxy-
phenyl]-2- hydroxy-
propanoic acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpinene

99-86-5

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpineol

10482-56-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

beta-Carotene

Not Available

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

Beta-pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

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,

C₂₉H₅₀O

Borneol

10385-78-1

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Camphor

8022-77-3

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Labiatic acid

Not Available

3-[4-[(Z)-3-(3,4-dih
ydroxyphenyl)prop-2-
enoyl]oxy-3-hydroxy-
phenyl]-2- hydroxy-
propanoic acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Nerol

106-24-1

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Niacin

99148-57-9

Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid

C₆H₅NO₂

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

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Rosmarinic acid

537-15-5

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop anoic
acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

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+

Thujone

1125-12-8

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex
an-3-one

C₁₀H₁₆O

Thymol

89-83-8

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Linoleic acid

8024-22-4

Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid

C₁₈H₃₂O₂

Oleic acid

8046-01-3

octadec-9-enoic acid

C₁₈H₃₄O₂

Palmitic acid

66321-94-6

Hexadecanoic acid

C₁₆H₃₂O₂

Stearic acid

82497-27-6

octadecanoic acid

C₁₈H₃₆O₂

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,

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

Ear maladies (leaf); used in menstrual suppression and flatulent colic, and is a stimulating tonic after fevers, to treat nausea, diarrhoea, bronchial congestion, sore throat.

Reference

Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.

Stary, The Natural Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Plants.

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