Origanum vulgare (leaf and flower)

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Nomenclature

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Kew barcode=K001070104 617713.jpg
Source: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1]

Organoleptic Characteristics

Aromatic, pungent, bitter.

Source: Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed. [2]

Macroscopic Characteristics

Perennial herb, 0.3-0.5 M. (12-18') high; stem square, purplish, downy; leaves 2.5 Cm. (1') long, ovate, entire, pellucid-punctate, hairy beneath, flowers pale purple, calyx 5-toothed, corolla 2-lipped, 4 exserted didynanamous stamens.

Source: Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed. [3]

Microscopic Characteristics

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K001070104
  2. Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
  3. Culbreth, D. (1917) A Manual of Materia Media and Pharmacology, 6th ed.
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