Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Origanum majorana
Scientific Name and Description
Origanum majorana L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Amaracus majorana Schinz & Thell.
Majorana dubia Briq.
Majorana fragrans Raf.
Majorana hortensis Moench
Marjorana hortensis Moench.
Majorana majorana H.Karst.
Majorana mexicana M.Martens & Galeotti
Majorana ovalifolia Stokes
Majorana ovatifolia Stokes
Majorana suffruticosa Raf.
Majorana tenuifolia Gray
Majorana tenuifolia Raf.
Majorana uncinata Stokes
Majorana vulgaris Gray
Origanum confertum Pi.Savi
Origanum dubium Boiss.
Origanum majorana var. majoranoides (Willd.) Nyman
Origanum majorana var. tenuifolium Weston
Origanum majoranoides Willd.
Origanum odorum Salisb.
Origanum salviifolium Roth
Thymus majorana Kuntze
Majorana dubia Briq.
Majorana fragrans Raf.
Majorana hortensis Moench
Marjorana hortensis Moench.
Majorana majorana H.Karst.
Majorana mexicana M.Martens & Galeotti
Majorana ovalifolia Stokes
Majorana ovatifolia Stokes
Majorana suffruticosa Raf.
Majorana tenuifolia Gray
Majorana tenuifolia Raf.
Majorana uncinata Stokes
Majorana vulgaris Gray
Origanum confertum Pi.Savi
Origanum dubium Boiss.
Origanum majorana var. majoranoides (Willd.) Nyman
Origanum majorana var. tenuifolium Weston
Origanum majoranoides Willd.
Origanum odorum Salisb.
Origanum salviifolium Roth
Thymus majorana Kuntze
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Sweet Majoram |
| Sanskrit | Maruttak, Maru |
| Hindi | Murwa |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Whole plant
Oil
Ethnopharmacology use
- Majorana is stimulant and tonic.
- The herb helps in asthma and common cold.
- Its flowers and seeds are useful in arresting secretion or bleeding.
- Seed oil is carminative, diuretic, diaphoretic and emmenagogue.
- Oil from the leaves and seeds is used as external application for sprains, bruises, stiff and paralytic limbs.
- Seeds soaked in water and taken with some sugar has cooling effect.
- Dried leaves also used as carminative and stimulant.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Origanum majorana L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000260658. Accessed on: 03 Jun 2024