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'''Origanum majorana''' is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Painful menstrual cramps}}, {{Uses|Stomach cramps}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Gallstones}}, {{Uses|Menopause symptoms}}, {{Uses|Nerve pain}}, {{Uses|Earache}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

==Chemical Composition==
It contains origanol and origanol along with ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, β-sitosterol, and triacontanol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Marubaka|en=Sweet Marjoram|gu=|hi=Marva|kn=Marubaka|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Marru|te=Maruvamu}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===

===Guna===

===Veerya===

===Vipaka===

===Karma===

===Prabhava===

==Habit==
{{Habit|Perennial}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|||}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering season is February - May}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is February - May}}

===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==

==Where to get the saplings==

==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

==How to plant/cultivate==
Considered a tender perennial (USDA Zones 7–9),[7] marjoram can sometimes prove hardy even in zone 5.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Anthropogenic}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry slopes and rocky places}}, {{Commonly seen|Occasionally in partial shade}}.<ref name="Commonly seen growing in areas"/>

==Photo Gallery==
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Origanum majorana 001.JPG
Origanum majorana 002.JPG
Origanum majorana in NYBG.jpg
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==References==

<references> 
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3129025/ Chemical constituents]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjoram Cultivation]</ref>


<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 554</ref>


<ref name="Commonly seen growing in areas">[https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Origanum+majorana Commonly seen growing in areas]</ref>

<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.553, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/origanum/majorana/ Origanum majorana on new england wild.org]
* [http://www.balkep.org/origanum-majorana.html Origanum majorana on balkep.org]
* [http://antropocene.it/en/2017/05/20/origanum-majorana/ Origanum majorana on antropocene.it]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]