Table 2.

Some of the Lamiaceae plants discussed in the paper and their use in traditional and conventional medicine.

Latin name	Common name	Some of traditional uses	Reference	Use in conventional medicine, approved by relevant institutions	Reference
Thymus vulgaris	garden thyme	antiseptic, carminative, eupeptic	[18]	bronchoantispasmodic, expectorant, antibacterial	[19,20,21]
Thymus serpyllum	wild thyme	antiseptic, spasmolytic, carminative, expectorant, sedative	[15]	antimicrobial	[19]
Mentha × piperita	peppermint	eupeptic, cholagogue, carminative, spasmolytic	[22]	antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, secretolytic, eupeptic (internally), cooling agent for myalgia and headache (externally)	[19,23,24]
Rosmarinus officinalis	rosemary	cholagogue, eupeptic, irritant, food additive	[16]	eupeptic, antispasmodic (internally), in rheumatic diseases and circulatory problems (externally)	[19,25,26]
Melissa officinalis	lemon balm	mild sedative, cholagogue, carminative	[27]	sedative, hypnotic, carminative (internally), symptomatic treatment of herpes labialis (externally)	[19,24,28]
Origanum vulgare	oregano	antiparasitic, antihelmintic, cholagogue, carminative, spasmolytic	[29]	–
Origanum majorana	marjoram			antispasmodic (internally), relief of irritated skin around nostrils (externally)	[30]
Ocimum basilicum	sweet basil	spasmolytic, eupeptic, carminative	[31]	–
Prunella vulgaris	self-heal	antifebrile, immunoregulator, anti-inflamatory, treatment of breast disorders	[32]	–
Hyssopus officinalis	hyssop	antiseptic, expectorant	[33]	–
Salvia officinalis	common sage	antiseptic, astringent, gastroprotective, anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic	[34]	eupeptic, inhibition of excessive perspiration (internally), antibacterial, virustatic, astringent (externally)	[19,35]
Satureja hortensis	summer savory	antiseptic, eupeptic, spasmolytic	[36]	–
Satureja montana	winter savory			–

- Data not found in revised literature.