Areas of Utilization of Orıganum acutidens (HAND.-MAZZ.) Ietswaart and Carvacrol

Abstract

Article InfoOriganum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietswaart is an endemic plant growing in the eastern part of Turkey. Origanum acutidens, rich in rosmarinic acid, has a high antioxidant effect. The essential oil of this plant is rich in carvacrol. The plant has chemotypes containing up to 90% carvacrol. Carvacrol also has a comprehensive range of uses from health to food. According to results obtained from previous studies, carvacrol has a lethal effect against some cancer cells. Furthermore, carvacrol has antifungal and antibacterial effects and it is lethal for some agriculturally harmful insect species. In this study, we have compiled the details of various research findings related to the morphology, natural distribution and synonymous of Origanum acutidens, its karyological and histological features, its content and yield of essential oil and its pharmacological property and the effects of carvacrol based on an exhaustive literature review. Such knowledge could contribute to the design of new and more effective technologies for the increased use and in the number of plant-based drugs for plant and human health. Using alternative and integrative strategies such as phytochemicals against harmful insect families, bacteria and fungi in agricultural areas and storage conditions are among current necessities. In addition, this review may contribute to provide a new and additional perspective on cancer treatment by combining the finding that the carvacrol in the essential oil of Origanum acutidensis effective against cancer cells.

A Study on the Germination of Origanum acutidens L. Seeds Subjected to Pre-Treatment of Gibberellic Acid and Colchicine

“…O. acutidens is used as herbal tea by the people in the region where it grows (Tumen et al, 1995). It is known that this plant has antimicrobial and insecticidal effects, antitumor effects and antioxidant effects due to its high content of carvacrol (Karagoz & Parlakova Karagoz, 2019). In addition, it has the potential to become an ornamental plant with its magnificent appearance (Karagoz et al, 2022).…”

SPME/GC-MS Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds from Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw. - An Endemic Species in Turkey

“…Ietsw. is a herbaceous perennial plant, flowering between June and August in Eastern Anatolia (Davis, 1982;Ietswaart , 1980) Growing on limestone and in noncalcareous soils between 1000-3000 m, sometimes in shady places, the plant needs very little moisture during the growing season In addition, O. acutidens, which can be widely used in urban landscape management, has showy, bright pink flowers and is an ornamental plant preferred due to its aromatic scent and its capacity to attract butterflies and bees (Karagoz and Karagoz, 2019). The species, which can grow up to 50 cm in length, is in hairless form, and its leaves bear intense odor (Ietswaart, 1980).…”

“…O. acutidens, which is rich in carvacrol and thymol, is also rich in rosmarinic acid and therefore has antioxidant activity (Kordali et al, 2008). In addition, O. acutidens growing in the Eastern Anatolia region contains >20% thymol (Karagoz and Karagoz, 2019;Kordali et al, 2008). Essential oil yields of O. acutidens range from 0.73 to 1.7% Nat.…”

Determination of Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietswaart in Erzincan Province in Turkey

“…were the primary components of the essential oils of O. acutidens (Baser et al, [2]; Sokmen et al, [6]; Figueredo et al, [4]). Kordali et al [5] reported that O. acutidens essential oil and its aromatic monoterpene components showed potent antifungal activity against plant pathogens, fungi and phytotoxic effects against A. retroflexus, R. crispus and C. Albüm (Karagoz and Parlakova Karagoz, [7]).…”