BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing Volume 3 Issue 2 ISSN: 2617-1635 Article 5 April 2021 GENUS MICROMERIA: A REVIEW ARTICLE Mohamad Hamwi PhD Student, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bau.edu.lb/hwbjournal Part of the Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons Recommended Citation Hamwi, Mohamad; Aboul Ela, Maha Prof.; and El-Lakany, Abdalla (2021) "GENUS MICROMERIA: A REVIEW ARTICLE," BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing: Vol. 3 : Iss. 2 , Article 5. Available at: https://digitalcommons.bau.edu.lb/hwbjournal/vol3/iss2/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ BAU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ BAU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. GENUS MICROMERIA: A REVIEW ARTICLE Abstract Micromeria (Family Lamiaceae) is widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, with a center of diversity in the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands. More than 78 species of Micromeria have been known, famous examples is: M. fruticose.Genus Micromeria comprises plants of different chemical nature. Based on previous studies, Micromeria species is considered as a rich source of essential oils, mainly; monoterpene hydrocarbons, oxygenated monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons, and oxygenated sesquiterpenes. About ten species of Micromeria have been identified ot grow widely in Lebanon, of which Micromeria fruticosa is the most common and abundant.