Table 1 Chemical composition of the essential oil from Oreganum vulgare.

1

α.-Thujene

3.01

0.635

2

Alpha.-Pinene

3.16

0.416

3

beta.-Myrcene

4.05

0.855

4

1 octen 3 ol

4.29

0.448

5

alpha.-Terpinene

4.68

1.436

6

m-Cymol

5.36

6.838

7

gamma.-Terpinene

5.65

6.450

8

Cis-sabinenehydrate

6.06

0.418

9

4-Terpineol

8.65

0.729

10

Estragole

9.83

0.459

11

Carvacrol methyl ether

10.01

1.309

12

Thymol

11.44

19.643

13

Carvacrol

11.72

58.096

14

trans-Caryophyllene

12.22

1.501

15

beta.-Bisabolene

13.53

0.388

16

Caryophyllene oxide

15.94

0.379

Total detected

–

–

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