- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- the plant abounds in Southern Europe; North Africa. Western Asia
- North America
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Majoranae
- Flores Majoranae
- Oleum Majoranae
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil
- albumen
- fat
- carotin (provitamin A)
- vitamin C
- tannin
- bitter principle (pentosane)
- Action
- herb. carminative
- stimulant
- sudorific
- emmenagogue
- diuretic
- tonic
- digestive
- antispasmodic
- galactagogue
- aphrodisiac
- aromatic; flower: calmative
- toxic; oil. used as an external application for bruises
- sprains
- etc. ; toxic
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