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Origanum majorana
Marjoram is cultivated for its aromatic leaves, either green or dry, for culinary purposes; the tops are cut as the plants begin to flower and are dried slowly in the shade. It is often used in herb combinations such as herbes de Provence and za'atar. The flowering leaves and tops of marjoram are steam-distilled to produce an essential oil that is yellowish in color (darkening to brown as it ages). It has many chemical components, some of which are borneol, camphor and pinene.
it is commonly used in Bahrain for herbal remedies, especially for abdominal pain... it smells like thyme..
The picture shown is not of margadosh but of zamote which very similar medicinal uses.
It is excellent, like margadosh for stomach pains and it sold in Bahrain as diluted extract.
