DITTANY OF CRETE Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Chemische Eigenschaften
Dittany of Crete is a woody shrub native to the eastern Mediterranean coast (Crete). It grows 25 to 40 cm (10 to
16 in.) tall, with woody stalks, opposite leaves, purple flowers (and branches); it flowers from June to September. The leaves and
flowering tops are the parts used. The dried product and its derivatives exhibit an intense, pleasant odor and a bitter, aromatic
flavor.
Essential oil composition
The volatile constituents of the aroma include pulegone and carvacrol. The limonoid triterpene, obacunone,
was also detected in dittany of Crete.
DITTANY OF CRETE Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
Upstream-Materialien
Downstream Produkte