Origanum majorana, Majoram, Sweet

Origanum majorana, Majoram, Sweet

Origanum majorana       

Majoram, Sweet

sorts and variety
majoram, origin egypt
approved standard variety; volatile oil 1,19 %; cis - sabinenhydrat 37,36%; cis - sabinenhydratacetat 40,32 %
drug

herb (Majoranae herba)

most important active substances

volatile oil 0,2-0,4 %; dry leaves with some flowers have a content of oil from  about 1,3 %, with about 40 % cis-Sabinenhydrat, Terpineol, Carvacrol, Borneol, Thymol, Carvon, Terpinen, Vitamin C, bitter principles, flavonoids

most important usages

gastrointestinal symptoms, a good spice

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 0,17

Seed Demand for drilling: April 8 kg/ ha

Distance between the rows: 30 cm

harvest: 2 or 3 harvest before flowering starts, to get drug with a lot of buds