Table 1.
Bioactive components of the oregano essential oil (OEO).
| Components | % |
|---|---|
| α-Pinene | 0.84 |
| α-Thuyene | 1.10 |
| Camphene | 0.07 |
| β-Pinene | 0.23 |
| β-Mircene | 1.56 |
| α-Phellandrene | 0.22 |
| α-Terpinene | 1.25 |
| Limonene | 0.31 |
| 1,8-Cineole+ β-Phellandrene | 0.30 |
| γ-Terpinene | 5.20 |
| 3-Octonone | 0.11 |
| p-Cymene | 5.99 |
| Terpinolene | 0.12 |
| 1-Octen-3-ol | 0.26 |
| (E)-Thuyanol | 0.10 |
| Linalool | 1.73 |
| (Z)-Thuyanol | 0.05 |
| 1-Octanol | 0.02 |
| Terpinene-4-ol | 0.79 |
| β-Caryophyllene | 2.59 |
| α-Humulene | 0.12 |
| α-Terpineol | 0.16 |
| Borneol | 0.22 |
| β-Bisabolene | 0.23 |
| Caryophellene oxyde | 0.14 |
| Thymol | 4.10 |
| Carvacrol Isomere | 0.05 |
| Carvacrol | 70.32 |
| Total | 98.19 |