2016/05/26 by Fatemeh Bina, Roja Rahimi · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity #Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies #Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
paper · doi:10.1177/2156587216650793
openalex publication_date 2016/05/26 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/15
Origanum majorana L. commonly known as sweet marjoram has been used for variety of diseases in traditional and folklore medicines, including gastrointestinal, ocular, nasopharyngeal, respiratory, cardiac, rheumatologic, and neurological disorders. Essential oil containing monoterpene hydrocarbons and oxygenated monoterpenes as well as phenolic compounds are chemical constituents isolated and detected in O majorana Wide range of pharmacological activities including antioxidant, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, anti-platelet, gastroprotective, antibacterial and antifungal, antiprotozoal, antiatherosclerosis, anti-inflammatory, antimetastatic, antitumor, antiulcer, and anticholinesterase inhibitory activities have been reported from this plant in modern medicine. This article summarizes comprehensive information concerning traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities of sweet marjoram.