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Coleus amboinicus, synonym Plectranthus amboinicus, [1] is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae [2] with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. Coleus amboinicus is considered to be native to parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India, [3] although it is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. [2]
The plant is an important a pollen source for native bees and other insects. When a pollinating insect alights on the lower lobes of the corolla , and inserts its mouth parts into the nectar-containing lower section of the same tube, the narrow corolla portion above is straightened and snaps rapidly downward brushing pollen onto the insect's back.
This page is a sortable table of plants used as herbs and/or spices.This includes plants used as seasoning agents in foods or beverages (including teas), plants used for herbal medicine, and plants used as incense or similar ingested or partially ingested ritual components.
Leaves yield approximately 0.5-1% essential oil that is light yellow or brown with slightly sharp phenolic notes similar to oregano and thyme. [15] Major components of essential oils extracted from summer savory are carvacrol, thymol, γ-terpinene, and ρ-cymene, while α-terpinene, β-caryophyllene and β-bisabolene are found in smaller ...
The essential oil of thyme subspecies contains between 5% and 75% of carvacrol, while Satureja (savory) subspecies have a content between 1% and 45%. [6] Origanum majorana (marjoram) and Dittany of Crete are rich in carvacrol, 50% and 60–80% respectively. [7] It is also found in tequila [8] and Lippia graveolens (Mexican oregano) in the ...
The essential oil of Lippia graveolens contains 0-81% thymol, 0-48% carvacrol, 3-30% para-cymene, and 0-15% eucalyptol. The first two components give the plant a flavor similar to oregano [2] (to which it is not closely related), and the leaves are widely used as an herb in Mexico and Central America. [6]
Oregano essential oil in a clear glass vial. Oregano oil has been used in folk medicine over centuries. [17] Oregano essential oil is extracted from the leaves of the oregano plant. Although oregano or its oil may be used as a dietary supplement, there is no clinical evidence to indicate that either has any effect on human health. [17] [22]
Pot marjoram or Cretan oregano has similar uses to marjoram. Hardy marjoram or French/ Italian/ Sicilian marjoram (O. × majoricum), a cross of marjoram with oregano, is much more resistant to cold, but is slightly less sweet. [16] O. × hybridum is known as showy marjoram or showy oregano.