Thymol, carvacrol, and p-cymene are the main components of the essential oil of Origanum compactum. Individual plants show wide variation in their phenol content. A method for the determination of thymol and carvacrol by HPLC is described. Key Word Index Origanum compactum - Labiatae - Thymol - Carvacrol - p-Cymene - Essential Oil - Zâhtar.
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Broucke et al. (1980) studied this question.