Effect of drying in sun on essential oil content and composition of origanum majorana l

Abstract

The research carries out the determination of essential oil components content with sun-dried methods for Origanum Majoranal. species. Origaaum majoranaL., were collected from Turkey at the full-flowering stage and dried withsun-drying method. The essential oils were extracted by hydro-distillation method and analyzed by using GC-MS. Sundrying method was applied on Origanum majoranaL. and 26 essential oil components were detected, of carvacrol (24.50 %), p-cymene (18.55 %), cis-sabinene hydrate (12.60 %), terpine-4-ol (6.60 %), β-phellandrene (5.40 %) and δ-elemene (4.15 %) as main components.