origanum majorana
sweet marjoram
Identification
| Name | origanum majorana |
| IUPAC | origanum majorana l. |
| CAS Number | 977051-23-2 |
| FDA UNII | Search |
Regulatory
| FEMA Number | 2662 |
| FDA | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm (SATF) | 977051-23-2 ; MARJORAM, SWEET (MAJORANA HORTENSIS MOENCH (ORIGANUM MAJORANA L.)) |
| FDA Regulation | FDA PART 101 -- FOOD LABELING |
Physical Properties
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Description | at 100.00 %. |
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | spices, other natural seasonings and flavorings |
| Recommendation for origanum majorana usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| baked goods | - |
| beverages(nonalcoholic) | - |
| beverages(alcoholic) | - |
| breakfast cereal | - |
| cheese | - |
| chewing gum | - |
| condiments / relishes | - |
| confectionery froastings | - |
| egg products | - |
| fats / oils | - |
| fish products | - |
| frozen dairy | - |
| fruit ices | - |
| gelatins / puddings | - |
| granulated sugar | - |
| gravies | - |
| hard candy | - |
| imitation dairy | - |
| instant coffee / tea | - |
| jams / jellies | - |
| meat products | - |
| milk products | - |
| nut products | - |
| other grains | - |
| poultry | - |
| processed fruits | - |
| processed vegetables | - |
| reconstituted vegetables | - |
| seasonings / flavors | - |
| snack foods | - |
| soft candy | - |
| soups | - |
| sugar substitutes | - |
| sweet sauces | - |
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Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
majorana hortensis moench
sweet
marjoram
marjoram medium
marjoram whole or ground, available as 100% certified organic
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Isolation and identification of chemical constituents from Origanum majorana and investigation of antiproliferative and antioxidant activities.
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The effect of marjoram (Origanum majorana) tea on the hormonal profile of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomised controlled pilot study.
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Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities and chemical characterization of essential oils of Thymusvulgaris, Rosmarinusofficinalis, and Origanummajorana from northeastern México.
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Effect of the ultrasound-assisted preliminary maceration on the efficiency of the essential oil distillation from selected herbal raw materials.
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Brazilian Pythium insidiosum Isolates to Essential Oils of Some Lamiaceae Family Species.
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Occurrence of Stachybotrys chartarum chemotype S in dried culinary herbs.
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Oxidative damage and nephrotoxicity induced by prallethrin in rat and the protective effect of Origanum majorana essential oil.
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Antioxidant activity guided separation of major polyphenols of marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) using flash chromatography and their identification by liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometryâ .
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Egyptian herbal tea infusions' antioxidants and their antiproliferative and cytotoxic activities against cancer cells.
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Bioactive compounds from culinary herbs inhibit a molecular target for type 2 diabetes management, dipeptidyl peptidase IV.
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Clinical and mycological evaluation of an herbal antifungal formulation in canine Malassezia dermatitis.
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Antibacterial activity of essential oils, their blends and mixtures of their main constituents against some strains supporting livestock mastitis.
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Rapid analysis of Origanum majorana L. fragrance using a nanofiber sheet, gas chromatography with mass spectrometry, and chemometrics.
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Amelioration of prallethrin-induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity in rat by the administration of Origanum majorana essential oil.
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Antimutagenic effect of Origanum majorana L. essential oil against prallethrin-induced genotoxic damage in rat bone marrow cells.
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Anti-metastatic and anti-tumor growth effects of Origanum majorana on highly metastatic human breast cancer cells: inhibition of NFκB signaling and reduction of nitric oxide production.
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Efficacy of plant essential oils on postharvest control of rots caused by fungi on different stone fruits in vivo.
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Mitotic arrest and apoptosis in breast cancer cells induced by Origanum majorana extract: upregulation of TNF-α and downregulation of survivin and mutant p53.
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Effects of blanching on polyphenol stability of innovative paste-like parsley (Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nym ex A. W. Hill) and marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) products.
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In vitro antibacterial effects of five volatile oil extracts against intramacrophage Brucella abortus 544.
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Chemical diversity of wild growing Origanum majorana in Cyprus.
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Preventive effects of Egyptian sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) leaves on haematological changes and cardiotoxicity in isoproterenol-treated albino rats.
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Chemical composition and repellency of essential oils from four medicinal plants against Ixodes ricinus nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae).
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Inhibition of Advanced Glycation End-Product Formation by Origanum majorana L. In Vitro and in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.
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Modification of fatty acid, essential oil and phenolic contents of salt-treated sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) according to developmental stage.
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Fumigant toxicity of plant essential oils against Camptomyia corticalis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae).
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Culture conditions and salt effects on essential oil composition of sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana) from Tunisia.
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Salt effect on phenolics and antioxidant activities of Tunisian and Canadian sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) shoots.
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Thermoluminescence study of polyminerals extracted from clove and marjoram for detection purposes.
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Pain relief assessment by aromatic essential oil massage on outpatients with primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial.
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Inhibitory effects of various essential oils and individual components against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) produced by Klebsiella pneumoniae and their chemical compositions.
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Impact of aqueous doash extract on urinary mutagenicity in rats exposed to heterocyclic amines.
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Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds from marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) using response surface methodology.
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Egyptian sweet marjoram leaves protect against genotoxicity, immunosuppression and other complications induced by cyclophosphamide in albino rats.
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Assessment of the antimutagenic effect of Doash tea extract fractions.
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Chemical composition and fumigant toxicity of some essential oils against Ephestia kuehniella.
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Effects of Origanum majorana L. on cadmium induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in albino rats.
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Salt effects on Origanum majorana fatty acid and essential oil composition.
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Characterization of butter spoiling yeasts and their inhibition by some spices.
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Free radical scavenging and antiacetylcholinesterase activities of Origanum majorana L. essential oil.
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A novel wound healing ointment: a formulation of Hypericum perforatum oil and sage and oregano essential oils based on traditional Turkish knowledge.
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Matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) in chromatographic analysis of essential oils in herbs.
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[Antioxidant properties of essential oils].
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Seasonal variation in the essential oil composition of Origanum majorana L. cultivated in Egypt.
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The apoptotic and anti-proliferative activity of Origanum majorana extracts on human leukemic cell line.
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Validation of a quantitative assay of arbutin using gas chromatography in Origanum majorana and Arctostaphylos uva-ursi extracts.
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Protective Effect of Origanum majorana L. 'Marjoram' on various models of gastric mucosal injury in rats.
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Towards discrimination of plant species by machine vision: advanced statistical analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence transients.
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Ovicidal and adulticidal activities of Origanum majorana essential oil constituents against insecticide-susceptible and pyrethroid/malathion-resistant Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae).
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RAPD-based method for the quality control of Mediterranean oregano and its contribution to pharmacognostic techniques.
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Investigation of the antioxidant behavior of air- and freeze-dried aromatic plant materials in relation to their phenolic content and vegetative cycle.
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Identification and characterization of simple sequence repeat markers from a glandular Origanum vulgare expressed sequence tag.
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Zizyphus jujuba and Origanum majorana extracts protect against hydroquinone-induced clastogenicity.
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Comparative effects of Artemisia dracunculus, Satureja hortensis and Origanum majorana on inhibition of blood platelet adhesion, aggregation and secretion.
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Application of Origanum majorana L. essential oil as an antimicrobial agent in sausage.
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Effects of marjoram volatile oil and grape seed extract on ethanol toxicity in male rats.
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Antimicrobial activity of methanol extract of Origanum majorana L. (Sweet marjoram).
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Specific leaf mass, fresh: dry weight ratio, sugar and protein contents in species of Lamiaceae from different light environments.
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Comparison of different extraction methods for the determination of essential oils and related compounds from aromatic plants and optimization of solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography.
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Screening of herbal extracts for activation of the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor.
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Antimicrobial activity of some essential oils against microorganisms deteriorating fruit juices.
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Ethnopharmacological survey of plants used in the traditional treatment of hypertension and diabetes in south-eastern Morocco (Errachidia province).
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Chemopreventative strategies targeting the MGMT repair protein: augmented expression in human lymphocytes and tumor cells by ethanolic and aqueous extracts of several Indian medicinal plants.
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Antimicrobial effects of selected plant essential oils on the growth of a Pseudomonas putida strain isolated from meat.
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In vitro susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to botanical extracts used traditionally for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
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Insecticidal activity of some essential oils against larvae of Spodoptera littoralis.
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Vapor phase toxicity of marjoram oil compounds and their related monoterpenoids to Blattella germanica (Orthoptera: Blattellidae).
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Protective effect of volatile oil, alcoholic and aqueous extracts of Origanum majorana on lead acetate toxicity in mice.
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Immunological and Psychological Benefits of Aromatherapy Massage.
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Antimicrobial activity of five essential oils against origin strains of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
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Phenolic and triterpenoid antioxidants from Origanum majorana L. herb and extracts obtained with different solvents.
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Insecticidal activity of certain medicinal plants.
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Antioxidant properties of aqueous extracts from selected lamiaceae species grown in Turkey.
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6-hydroxyflavonoids as alpha-glucosidase inhibitors from marjoram (Origanum majorana) leaves.
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In vitro anti-hepatoma activity of fifteen natural medicines from Canada.
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Recovery of pigments from Origanum majorana L. by extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide.
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Ursolic acid of Origanum majorana L. reduces Abeta-induced oxidative injury.
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Antioxidative properties of water extracts obtained from herbs of the species Lamiaceae.
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Inhibitory effect of ursolic acid purified from Origanum majorana L on the acetylcholinesterase.
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Evaluation of massage with essential oils on childhood atopic eczema.
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GC-MS analysis of essential oils from some Greek aromatic plants and their fungitoxicity on Penicillium digitatum.
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Ratios of cis- and trans-Sabinene Hydrate in Origanum majorana L. and Origanum microphyllum (Bentham) Vogel.
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Labiatae allergy: systemic reactions due to ingestion of oregano and thyme.
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Monoterpene biosynthesis: mechanism and stereochemistry of the enzymatic cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to (+)-cis- and (+)-trans-sabinene hydrate.
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Monoterpene biosynthesis: demonstration of a geranyl pyrophosphate:sabinene hydrate cyclase in soluble enzyme preparations from sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis).
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Preliminary study of phenolic glycosides from Origanum majorana; quantitative estimation of arbutin; cytotoxic activity of hydroquinone.
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Monoterpenes in the essential oil of Origanum majorana.
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Effect of volatile substances released from Origanum majorana and Ocimum basilicum on the rhizosphere and phyllosphere fungi of Phaseolus vulgaris.
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Effect of volatile substances from Origanum majorana and Ocimum basilicum on spore respiration and germination of some soil fungi.
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Site of Monoterpene Biosynthesis in Majorana hortensis Leaves.
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Effects of some growth hormones on plant vigour and volatile oil of Origanum majorana L.
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[The ash and sand content of Origanum majorana].