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- Origanum virens endemic from Portugal: a novel antifungal activity with antioxidant capacityPublication . Soares, M.O.; Ferreira da Vinha, Ana; Coutinho, F.; Lima, R.; Catarino, P.P.Origanum virens is widely used in Portuguese cuisine. Spices are common food adjuncts, which have been used as flavoring, seasoning, and coloring agents and sometimes as preservatives throughout the world for years. Many spices have been recognized to have medicinal properties and possess many beneficial effects on health, such as antioxidant activity, digestive stimulant action, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, hypolipidemic, anticarcinogenic potential. Although it is use as food condiment, it is also used in traditional medicine as antiseptic.