Carvacrol

<p><b>Carvacrol</b>, or <b>cymophenol</b>, C₆H₃CH₃(OH)(C₃H₇), is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoterpene" title="Monoterpene">monoterpenoid</a> phenol. It has a characteristic pungent, warm odor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano" title="Oregano">oregano</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid10826719_2-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvacrol#cite_note-pmid10826719-2">[3]</a></sup>

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Carvacrol is present in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil" title="Essential oil">essential oil</a> of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origanum_vulgare" title="Origanum vulgare" class="mw-redirect">Origanum vulgare</a></i> (oregano), oil of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyme" title="Thyme">thyme</a>, oil obtained from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperwort" title="Pepperwort" class="mw-redirect">pepperwort</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda_fistulosa" title="Monarda fistulosa">wild bergamot</a>. The essential oil of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyme" title="Thyme">Thyme</a> subspecies contains between 5% and 75% of carvacrol, while <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satureja" title="Satureja">Satureja</a></i> (savory) subspecies have a content between 1% and 45%. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origanum_majorana" title="Origanum majorana" class="mw-redirect">Origanum majorana</a></i> (marjoram) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dittany_of_Crete" title="Dittany of Crete" class="mw-redirect">Dittany of Crete</a> are rich in carvacrol, 50% resp. 60-80%.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid15567271_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvacrol#cite_note-pmid15567271-3">[4]</a></sup>

It is also found in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila" title="Tequila">tequila</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvacrol#cite_note-4">[5]</a></sup></p>