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The wils marjoram is a grass plant with ligneous aspect
It's grown in dry lands, calcareous and sunny over all Mediterranean area and Europe.
We can find it in pastures and low mounts, but it's a plant thats allows its cultivation at home
Plant up to 90cm in height. Stem erect, round and pilar; branched at the top.
Petiolate, glabrous or pubescent leaves, also ovates, pilar and arranged in cross or opposite.
Whole margin, oval limb with translucent ends, which ara glands of essential oils.
The inflorescence is paniculate like a top with black and elliptical bracts.
The flowers are lipped, upper lip with 2 fused petals and the lower with 3 lobes. The colors vary between pink, purple and white.
Flowers usually are hermaphrodite, or in some cases female.
Tubular calyx with 5 sepals soldiers and androecium with 4 stamens.
His drug it's found throughout the plant during the months of flowering from July to September.
The active principlesare carvacrol, thymol and rosmarinic acid.
Its properties are: appetizer, digestive, carminative, choleretic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, analgesic, antifungal, diaphoretic, healing, diuretic, expectorant and is also used to treat painful menstruations.
Its pharmaceutical preparations include: infusions, fluid extract, atomizing, tincture, liniment oil and oregano essential.
Oregano is also used as cooking herb, such as seasoning for pizzas.