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[[File:Origanum-vulgare.JPG|thumb|right|Origanum]]
'''Origanum ''' is a genus of herbaceous perennials and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, and it is native to Europe, North Africa, and much of temperate Asia, where . Where they are found in open or mountainous habitates. A few species also naturalized in scattered locations in North America and other regions. The plants have strongly aromatic leaves and abundant tubular flowers with long-lasting coloured bracts. The genus includes the important group of culinary herbs: marjoram and oregano. Origanum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Coleophora albitarsella.
==Uses==
{{Uses|WoundsHeadache}}, {{Uses|CutsCatarrh}}, {{Uses|SnakebitesCold}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disordersFlu}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptionsNasal congestion}}, {{Uses|BlotchesBronchitis}}, {{Uses|PimplesAsthma}}, {{Uses|DiarrheaCough}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried FolaigeLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಮರುಗ Maruga|ml=Kattumaruva|mr=jangali maruaa|sa=Maruvaka|ta=|te=Mridumaruvamu|hi=Ban tulsi|en=AgrimonyOregano, Wild marjoram}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Lobed|The Here are two leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in betweenper node along the stem}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|YellowBlue, purple, pink, red|5-20|Flowers Season There is June - Augustonly one way to evenly divide the flower}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|General|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crownThe fruit is dry but does not split open when ripe|With hooked hairs|Many}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsMeadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirectncbi.comnlm.nih.gov/sciencepmc/articlearticles/piiPMC3129025/S0378874112006393?via%3Dihub "sciencedirect"Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://webgobotany.archivenewenglandwild.org/webspecies/20131226161459origanum/http:vulgare//www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"Plant charecteristics]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/o/origanum-vulgare Common names]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://practicalplantswww.pfaf.org/wikiuser/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"plant.aspx?latinname=Origanum+vulgare Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Oregano.html Origanum vulgare on flowers of india]* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281411&isprofile=0& Origanum vulgare on missouri botonical garden]* [http://doctorschar.com/oregano-origanum-vulgare/ Origanum vulgare on doctorschr.com]* [http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=33 Origanum vulgare on herbgarden.net]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]