Table 1. Chemical composition of the essential oil of Mexican oregano Lippia graveolens.
Chemical composition and concentration (mg/ml) of three types of essential oils (EO) identified in the Mexican oregano (L. graveolens). The table shows the main compounds of each type of oil produced by this species highlighting (bold) the dominant compounds for each type: carvacrol, thymol, and sesquiterpenes.
| Compounds | Essential oil types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carvacrol | Thymol | Sesquiterpenes | |
| p-Cymene | 10.20 | 6.25 | 1.53 |
| Eucalyptol | 0.66 | 1.37 | 1.88 |
| γ-Terpinene | 2.17 | 0.74 | 0.37 |
| Thymol | 2.39 | 22.07 | 0.08 |
| Carvacrol | 38.89 | 2 × 10−7 | 0.13 |
| β-Caryophyllene | 2.79 | 6.26 | 14.69 |
| α-Humulene | 1.32 | 3.16 | 6.55 |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 0.47 | 0.59 | 0.69 |