Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1980; 38(3): 264-266DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1074872 Research Articles © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Chemical Investigation of the Essential Oil of Origanum compactum C. O. Van Den Broucke, J. A. Lemli Laboratorium voor Farmacognosie, Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract 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. PDF (331 kb)