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botanical illustration of Kaya Yarpuzu, Micromeria congesta

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Kaya Yarpuzu

Micromeria congesta

Kaya Yarpuzu

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETA-BOURBONENE, CARVACROL, CIS-CARVEOL, 1,8-CINEOLE

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: Micromeria congesta

Common names: Kaya Yarpuzu

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this 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

  • Micromeria congesta Alleviates LPS-Induced Inflammation, Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in Rat Heart and Kidneys. · 2025 source ↗
  • Investigation of the anticancer and apoptotic effect of <i>Micromeria congesta</i> under <i>in vitro</i> conditions and detection of related genes by real-time PCR. · 2022 source ↗
  • The constituents of essential oil: antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Micromeria congesta Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Boiss. from East Anatolia. · 2012 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETA-BOURBONENE
  • CARVACROL
  • CIS-CARVEOL
  • 1,8-CINEOLE
  • CINEROLONE
  • P-CYMEN-8-OL
  • 2,5-DIETHYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN
  • GAMMA-ELEMENE
  • EO
  • ETHANOL
  • 2-HEXANAL
  • ISOPIPERITENONE
  • LINALOL
  • METHYL-CHAVICOL
  • MYRCENE
  • 3-OCTANOL
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  • 1-OCTEN-3-OL
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • BETA-PINENE
  • PIPERITONE-OXIDE-I
  • PIPERITONE-OXIDE-II
  • SABINENE
  • SPATHULENOL
  • ALPHA-TERPINENE
  • GAMMA-TERPINENE
  • ALPHA-TERPINEOL
  • TERPINEN-4-OL
  • TERPINOLENE
  • VERBENONE
  • P-CYMENE
  • ALPHA-CUBEBENE
  • PIPERITENONE-OXIDE
  • THYMOL
  • EUGENOL
  • CAMPHENE
  • CARVONE
  • ISOMENTHONE
  • LIMONENE
  • MENTHONE
  • PIPERITONE
  • PULEGONE

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

Micromeria congesta
Micromeria congesta · Herder, Ferdinand Gottfried von., Fischer, F. E. L. (Friedrich Ernst Ludwig), 1782-1854 Meyer, Carl Anton, 1795-1855 Trautvetter, E. R. von (Ernst Rudolph), 1809-1889 Avé-Lallemant, Julius Leopold Eduard, 1803-1867 Regel, E. (Eduard), 1815-1892 Imperatorskīĭ botanicheskīĭ sad Petra Velikago

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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