Essential Oil of Majoram (Origanum majoranaL.) Grown in Cuba
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Essential Oil Research
- Vol. 9 (4), 479-480
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1997.9700757
Abstract
Water-distilled volatiles of marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) grown in Cuba were analyzed by GC/MS. Among the 41 compounds identified, terpinen-4-ol (17.67%), linalool (16.41%) and thymol (11.55%) were the major constituents.Keywords
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