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{{stub}}[[File:Starr 070906-8859 Origanum majorana FlowerCloseup DehesaBoyaldePuertollano.jpg|thumb|right]]'''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|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Infections}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Painful menstrual cramps}}, {{Uses|Stomach cramps}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Gallstones}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Menopause symptoms}}, {{Uses|Nerve pain}}, {{Uses|IndigestionEarache}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.

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

{{Common names|sa=|en=Sweet Marjoram|gu=|hi=Marva|kn=Marubaka|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Marru|te=Maruvamu}}

{{Habit|Perennial}}

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

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

{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

Considered a tender perennial (USDA Zones 7–9),[7] marjoram can sometimes prove hardy even in zone 5.Marjoram is cultivated for its aromatic leaves, either green or dry, for culinary purposes; the tops are cut as the plants begin to flower and are dried slowly in the shade.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{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"/>

<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3129025/ Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> <ref name="chemistryHow 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="How to plant/cultivateCommonly seen growing in areas">[https://entemperate.wikipediatheferns.orginfo/wikiplant/Marjoram "Cultivation"Origanum+majorana Commonly seen growing in areas]</ref>