HORSEMINT Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Chemische Eigenschaften
Various odorous erect herbs approximately 30 to 90 cm (12 to 35 in.) tall. M. punctata has toothed leaves and large,
yellow or white flowers clustered in a few verticles surrounded by bracts. It has petioled, lanceolate leaves narrowing at the base and
a nearly smooth corolla, yellowish with the upper lip spotted purple. The plant grows wild in the United States and is used for the
extraction of thymol. The whole plant is used. Horsemint has a harsh, burning aromatic flavor and a thymol-like odor.
Horsemint oil is obtained by distillation of the freshly cut or partially dried herb in approximately 1 to 3% yields, respectively.
The oil is obtained by distillation of the freshly cut or partially dried herb in approximately 1 to 3% yields, respectively. The oil is a
yellowish-red to brown liquid with an odor reminiscent of thymol
Essential oil composition
The main constituents include carvacrol, traces of limonene, and thymol hydroquionone. Other Monarda
varieties also growing in the United States — M. fistulosa, M. didyma and others — contain much less thymol.
HORSEMINT Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
Upstream-Materialien
Downstream Produkte
