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<span style="color: #00ff00;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">::</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Latin Name :</span></span>

Majorana hortensis, Fam.Labiatae

<span style="color: #00ff00;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">::</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Sensoric quality :</span></span>

Aromatic and slightly bitter. There is not much olfactory resemblance to the botanically related oregano.

<span style="color: #00ff00;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">:: </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Main constituents :</span></span>

The content of essential oil depends on soil, climate and season, but generally lies between 0.7% and 3.5%. The main aroma component is a bicyclic monoterpene alcohol,<em>cis </em>-sabinene hydrate (max. 40%); furthermore, a-terpinene, 4-terpineol, a-terpineol, terpinenyl-4-acetate and 1,8-cineol are found in significant amounts. Phenolic compounds, which make up for the typical fragrance of the closely related oregano, are missing altogether.

<span style="color: #00ff00;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">::</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Uses:</span></span>

Marjoram has a warm, aromatic, slightly sharp, and bitterish taste and is commonly used in many European cuisines, with beef, veal, lamb, poultry, fish, green vegetables, carrots, cauliflower, eggs, mushrooms, and tomatoes.

<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #00ff00;">:: Availability :</span> Leaves, Crushed.

<span style="color: #00ff00;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">::</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Medicinal Uses :</span> </span>Rheumatic disorders, Common cold, enhance Immunity.