Chemical Composition ofOriganum syriacumL. Essential Oil.

1 March 1991

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Essential Oil Research

Vol. 3 (2) , 121-123
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1991.9697923

Abstract

Forty-five constituents were identified in the essential oil of Origanum syriacum (Za'atar) growing in Israel and Mt. Sinai, Egypt. The oils of thymol and carvacrol chemovarieties from Israel are qualitatively similar, while the carvacrol variety found on Mt. Sinai is noticeably different due to the presence of geraniol, geranyl esters and ethyl cinnamate.

Keywords

ORIGANUM SYRIACUM
LABIATAE
ZA'ATAR
CARVACROL
THYMOL
ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL RACES

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