Table 4 Composition of the essential oils of three sources
Tyme essential oil | Tarragon essential oil | Rosemary essential oil | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thymol | 53% | Methyl chavicol | 83% | 1,8-Cineole | 49.7% |
Para-cymene | 13.3% | Trans-ocimene | 4.5% | α-Pinene | 13.2% |
Gamma-terpinene | 12.5% | Limonene | 4.3% | Camphor | 7.4% |
Carvacrol | 9.8% | Methyl eugenol | 4.1% | β-Pinene | 5.2% |
Linalool | 2% | Alpha-pinene | 1.6% | Camphene | 5.4% |
1.8-Cineol | 1.4% | Unknown compounds | 7% | Borneol | 4.6% |
Myrcene | 1.5% | α-Terpineol | 2.1% | ||
Terpinolene | 1.4% | Myrcene | 2.8% | ||
Alpha-thujene | 1.3% | Unknown compounds | 9.5% | ||
Unknown compounds | 3% | ||||