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Marjoram (Origanum majorana) as a tool for helping with Infection (general)
inferred from antimicrobial action
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Marjoram (Origanum majorana) essential oil showed protective antifungal activity in cutaneous sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis, supporting the antimicrobial use of marjoram for skin infection.
Oregano essential oils obtained from the genera Origanum, Thymus, Coridothymus, Thymbra, Satureja and Lippia are rich in carvacrol, a monoterpenic phenol isomeric with thymol. Turkey is the biggest exporter of oregano herb and oil to the world markets. Oregano is mainly used in food, spice and pharmaceutical industries. Carvacrol is responsible for the biological activities of oregano. Many diverse activities of carvacrol such as antimicrobial, antitumor, antimutagenic, antigenotoxic, analgesic, antispasmodic, antiinflammatory, angiogenic, antiparasitic, antiplatelet, AChe inhibitory, antielastase, insecticidal, antihepatotoxic and hepatoprotective activities and uses such as feed additive, in honeybee breeding and in gastrointestinal ailments have been shown. This paper highlights these activities and attempts to explain the possible in vivo mechanism of action of carvacrol.
4 sources supporting Marjoram for Infection (general). Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's antimicrobial action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
This review of marjoram (Origanum majorana) summarises its traditional uses, phytochemistry, toxicology and pharmacology, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antispasmodic, digestive and sedative activities.
This review of sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana) summarises its ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry and biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant and antispasmodic effects.
The essential oil of Origanum majorana from Nepal was characterised chemically and showed antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, defining the volatile composition and bioactivity of marjoram.