Common Turkish Oregano

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Europe, Turkey, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mexico, China, India, Iraq

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Ear), Alopecia, Anodyne, Bronchitis

Science studied: TRANS-ANETHOLE, APIGENIN, ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, AROMADENDRIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Origanum vulgare

Common names: Common Turkish Oregano, Wild Oregano, Oregano, Pot Marjoram, Wild Marjoram, European Oregano, Adi qaraqınıq, Almindelig merian, Artengruppe Gewöhnlicher Dost, Divlji mažuran, Dost, Echter Dost, Gewöhnlicher Dost, Keklik Otu, Lebiodka pospolita, Marjolaine, Marjolainne batèrde, Mazaroo

POWO: 453395-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Europe, Turkey, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Mexico, China, India and 3 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Ear)
• Alopecia
• Anodyne
• Bronchitis
• Cancer
• Carminative
• Catarrh
• Colic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Europe
• Turkey
• Haiti
• Dominican Republic
• Mexico
• China
• India
• Iraq
• Spain
• Venezuela

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Ear)
• Alopecia
• Anodyne
• Bronchitis
• Cancer
• Carminative
• Catarrh
• Colic
• Decongestant
• Diaphoretic
• Diarrhea
• Emmenagogue

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Ear) · Elsewhere · "
• Alopecia · Elsewhere · "
• Anodyne · Europe · "
• Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
• Cancer · Europe · "
• Carminative · Turkey · "
• Carminative · Elsewhere · "
• Catarrh · Haiti · "
• Colic · Elsewhere · "
• Decongestant · Dominican Republic · "
• Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
• Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
• Emmenagogue · Elsewhere · "
• Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
• Emmenagogue · Mexico · "
• Fever · China · "
• Fever · India · "
• Flu · India · "
• Intestine · Europe · "
• Jaundice · China · "
• Liniment · Iraq · "
• Nausea · China · "
• Nervine · Turkey · "
• Pectoral · Haiti · "

34 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• A meta-analysis of <i>Origanum vulgare</i> impact on egg production and quality in laying hens. · 2026 source ↗
• The influence of Streptomyces violaceoruber and Kocuria rhizophila strains on Origanum vulgare L. growth promotion and bioactive metabolite composition. · 2026 source ↗
• New abietane diterpenes from Origanum vulgare exhibiting lipase inhibitory activity. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• TRANS-ANETHOLE
• APIGENIN
• ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
• AROMADENDRIN
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• BETA-BISABOLENE
• CIS-GAMMA-BISABOLENE
• BORON
• GAMMA-CADINENE
• 10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL
• CALAMENENE
• CALCIUM
• CAPRIC-ACID
• CARBOHYDRATES
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CARVACRYL-METHYL-ETHER

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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