香花薄荷

Secondary 3 Science (Biology)

Mini-project on Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Information sheet

 

Class and Class No. 3A ( 7 )
Name: Kwok Ching Laam
Year: 2017-2018

 

Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.

 

Chinese name: 香花薄荷
Family Name (科名): lamiaceae
Scientific name (學名): Origanum majorana
Common name (俗名):  sweet marjoram and knotted marjoram

 

習性:

土邊排水良好的土壤中

Growth habit:

Grows better in a field with good facilities of draining water.

葉:表面光滑,簡單,卵狀到卵狀長圓形

 

Leaf:

Leaves are smooth, simple, ovate to oblong-ovate

 

花:

紫色,紫紅色

Flower:

Purple,magenta

果:

Fruit:

性味功能

味微苦,性温

 

Properties

Bitter,neutral

主治

加強心臟健康,促進消化系統,從普通疾病之中保護身體

Treats

Improve Digestive Function

Protection Against Common Illnesses

improved Heart Health

 

 

知多一點點:

在希臘傳說中,香花薄荷意思是【山上的喜悅】,

More to learn:

means “joy of the mountain” in Greek

 

Previous Scientific Research (if any):

1.

 

Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
Marjoram: A Versatile Herb for Cooking and Aromathera

 

https://articles.mercola.com/herbs-spices/marjoram.aspx
Majoram https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjoram
Leaf http://syhuherbarium.sls.cuhk.edu.hk/collections/leaf-blade/leaf-blade_shape/
   

 

Questions:

 

(Beginner) Guidelines:

Answer can be directly harvested from the information given.

e.g.

Q1. What is the color of majoram?

Answer: purple/magenta

(Elementary) Guidelines:

Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links.

e.g.

Q2.what kind of things can majoram protect us from?

Answer:digestive problems,common illness and heart problems.

(Advanced) Guidelines:

Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions.

Q3. What are the side effect of majoram?

Answer: Marjoram can cause allergic reactions in people allergic to these plants and other members of the Lamiaceae family of plants.