Himalayan aromatic medicinal plants: a review of their ethnopharmacology, volatile phytochemistry, and biological activities

RK Joshi, P Satyal, WN Setzer - Medicines, 2016 - mdpi.com
Aromatic plants have played key roles in the lives of tribal peoples living in the Himalaya by
providing products for both food and medicine. This review presents a summary of aromatic …

[PDF][PDF] Medicinal importance of genus Origanum: A review

S Chishti, ZA Kaloo, P Sultan - J. Pharmacogn. Phytother, 2013 - academicjournals.org
Genus Origanum is important medicinally as it has antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant,
antibacterial, antithrombin, antimutagenic, angiogenic, antiparasetic and antihyperglycaemic …

Terpene synthases of oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) and their roles in the pathway and regulation of terpene biosynthesis

C Crocoll, J Asbach, J Novak, J Gershenzon… - Plant molecular …, 2010 - Springer
The aroma, flavor and pharmaceutical value of cultivated oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) is a
consequence of its essential oil which consists mostly of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes …

Mediterranean aromatic herbs and their culinary use

A Stefanaki, T van Andel - Aromatic Herbs in Food, 2021 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region, including 24 countries at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and
Asia, has a strong culinary tradition shaped through the rich Mediterranean biological and …

Effect of different drying methods on the essential oil yield, composition and antioxidant activity of Origanum vulgare L. and Origanum onites L.

N Ozdemir, Y Ozgen, M Kiralan, A Bayrak… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Springer
Origanum onites and Origanum vulgare are important medicinal plants because of their
flavoring, therapeutic, and preservative properties. Drying methods are important for …

Foliar application of calcium and magnesium improves growth, yield, and essential oil yield of oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum)

C Dordas - Industrial crops and products, 2009 - Elsevier
Oregano is one of the most important spices, is used all over the world, and includes many
species. One of the most important commercially grown species is Origanum vulgare ssp …

Oregano: A source for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ antagonists

M Mueller, B Lukas, J Novak, T Simoncini… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are drug targets for several
perturbations of metabolic syndrome, defined as the coexistence of obesity, hyperglycemia …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium requirements to improve Origanum dubium Boiss. growth, nutrient and water use efficiency, essential oil …

A Chrysargyris, N Tzortzakis - Industrial Crops and Products, 2025 - Elsevier
Medicinal and aromatic plant production is popular in the agricultural sector because of the
phytochemical compounds that have a powerful effect on people health. The present study …

Quality characters, chemical composition and biological activities of oregano (Origanum spp.) Essential oils from Central and Southern Argentina

CM Asensio, NR Grosso, HR Juliani - Industrial Crops and Products, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this work is to assess the sensory, chemical, physicochemical profiles and
the biological activities of Origanum spp. essential oils from central Argentina (Córdoba …

Variations of Essential Oil Constituents in Oregano (Origanum vulgare subsp. viridulum (= O. heracleoticum) over Cultivation Cycles

E Napoli, A Giovino, A Carrubba, V How Yuen Siong… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oregano is—probably—the most appreciated and widespread aromatic plant in Sicily. With
the aim of evaluating the modifications of oregano's essential oil composition over time …