Health Benefits of Marjoram

Health Benefits

• Tea made from the leaves or flowers is used for runny nose and colds in infants and toddlers, dry and irritating coughs, swollen nose and throat, and ear pain.
• Marjoram tea is also used for various digestion problems including poor appetite, liver disease, gallstones, intestinal gas and stomachcramps.
• Women can use marjoram tea for relieving symptoms of menopause, treating mood swings related to menstrual periods, starting menstruation and promoting the flow of breast milk.
• Other uses include treating diabetes, sleep problems, muscle spasms, headaches, sprains, bruises and back pain. It is also used as a “nerve tonic” and a “heart tonic,” and to promote better blood
• Sweet marjoram is one of the richest herbal sources for vitamin K. 100 g of dry leaves provide about 518% of recommended daily intake. Vitamin-K has a potential role in bone mass building by promoting osteotrophic activity in the bones. It has also an established role in the treatment of Alzheimer‘s disease by limiting neuronal damage in the brain.
• Marjoram herb carries good amount of minerals like iron, calcium, potassium, manganese, copper, zinc and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids, which helps control heart rate and blood Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
• Marjoram herb contains exceptionally high levels of β-carotene, vitamin A, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zea-xanthin. 100 g of dry marjoram leaves carry 8068 IU or 269% of DRI levels of vitamin-A. Carotenes, xanthins, and lutein are powerful flavonoidantioxidants. Together, these compounds help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes.

  Marjoram (dried)

  Nutrient	Unit	Value per 100 g
  Proximates
  Water	g	7.64
  Energy	kcal	271
  Protein	g	12.66
  Total lipid (fat)	g	7.04
  Carbohydrate, by difference	g	60.56
  Fiber, total dietary	g	40.3
  Sugars, total	g	4.09
  Minerals
  Calcium, Ca	mg	1990
  Iron, Fe	mg	82.71
  Magnesium, Mg	mg	346
  Phosphorus, P	mg	306
  Potassium, K	mg	1522
  Sodium, Na	mg	77
  Zinc, Zn	mg	3.60
  Vitamins
  Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	51.4
  Thiamin	mg	0.289
  Riboflavin	mg	0.316
  Niacin	mg	4.120
  Vitamin B-6	mg	1.190
  Folate, DFE	µg	274
  Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00
  Vitamin A, RAE	µg	403
  Vitamin A, IU	IU	8068
  Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.69
  Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0
  Vitamin D	IU	0
  Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	621.7
  Lipids
  Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.529
  Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.940
  Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	4.405
  Cholesterol	mg	0
  Other
  Caffeine	mg	0

  (Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

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