Oregano and/or marjoram: Traditional oil production and ethnomedical utilization of Origanum species in southern Turkey

ÇİNBİLGEL İ., KURT Y.

JOURNAL OF HERBAL MEDICINE, cilt.16, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.hermed.2019.100257
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF HERBAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Herbal medicine, Ethnobotany, Lamiaceae, Marjoram, Traditional extraction, L. ESSENTIAL OIL, MAJORANA L., CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY, ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, ANTIOXIDANT, PLANTS, EXTRACTS, ONITES, SAGE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Oregano synonymous with marjoram is a culinary and medicinal herb. Oregano is generally rich in the phenolic monoterpenoids (mainly carvacrol) while marjoram is generally rich in bicyclic monoterpenoids (mainly cis- and trans-sabinen hydrate). In this study, traditional oil production and ethnomedical utilization of plant products are presented from the Antalya region in southern Turkey. The native people harvest species from wild populations and air-dry them under the sun. They consume and sell mainly air-dried Origanum onites (Turkish oregano) leaves. They obtain essential oil traditionally by steam distillation from Origanum majorana (white marjoram) due to its high oil yield. The native people use dried plant material and essential oil to cure various diseases such as cough, chronic cold, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders and skin problems in humans as well as in domestic animals. Wild-crafting of populations may cause genetic erosion of the species. The sustainability of these species should be maintained by genetic resource conservation programs by in situ and ex situ conservation strategies.