name: Sweet Marjoram

flavor_db_name_variants: sweet marjoram

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Sweet marjoram

id: 122

name_scientific: Origanum majorana

description: Marjoram (Origanum majorana, syn. Majorana hortensis Moench, Majorana majorana (L.) H. Karst) is a somewhat cold-sensitive perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavors. In some Middle-Eastern countries, marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and there the names sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram are used to distinguish it from other plants of the genus Origanum. The name marjoram (Old French majorane, Medieval Latin majorana) does not directly derive from the Latin word maior (major). Marjoram is indigenous to Cyprus and southern Turkey, and was known to the Greeks and Romans as a symbol of happiness. Marjoram is used for seasoning soups, stews, dressings and sauce. Majorana hortensis herb has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine for treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and infections.

itis_id: 32631

wikipedia_id: Sweet_marjoram

picture_file_name: 122.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 104894

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:34:48.000Z

legacy_id: 129

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Herbs

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:21.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 268884

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00122