botanical record · discovered
Spanish Oregano
Coridothymus capitatus
Spanish Oregano · Persian-hyssop · Spanish-oregano · conehead-thyme · huvudtimjan
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: AROMADENDRENE, BETA-BISABOLENE, BORNYL-ACETATE, DELTA-3-CARENE
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: Coridothymus capitatus
Common names: Spanish Oregano, Persian-hyssop, Spanish-oregano, conehead-thyme, huvudtimjan
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
- Essential oil composition and biological activities of Coridothymus capitatus collected from two locations in Palestine. · 2026 source ↗
- Effect of <i>Coridothymus capitatus</i> Essential Oil on Chrysanthemum Aphid Behaviour and Survival: Phytochemical Analysis and Antioxidant Potential. · 2025 source ↗
- Antiviral Efficacy of <i>Coridothymus capitatus</i> Essential Oil Against HSV-1 and HSV-2. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AROMADENDRENE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- DELTA-3-CARENE
- CARVACROL
- CARVACROL-METHYL-ETHER
- ALPHA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- P-CYMENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-MUUROLENE
- MYRCENE
- CIS-OCIMENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- CIS-PINANE
- ALPHA-PINENE
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- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- 4-TERPINEOL
- TERPINOLENE
- CIS-THUJANOL
- TRANS-THUJANOL
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- THYMOL
- EO
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- GAMMA-GURJUNENE
- TRANS-OCIMENE
- BETA-PINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CARVONE
- LIMONENE
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
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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