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Mexican Oregano (Lippia berlandieri and Poliomintha longiflora)Oils

Material type: TextSeries: ; Essential Oils in Food preservation, flavor and Safety, p.551-560, 2016Contained works:
  • Cid-Pérez, T. S
  • Nevárez-Moorillón, G. V
  • Torres-Muñoz, J. V
  • Palou, E
  • López-Malo, A
Subject(s): Online resources: Abstract: Oregano is a plant utilized as a spice in numerous regions of the world due to its characteristic sensory attributes of flavor, color, and aroma. The use of oregano has risen due to its phytochemical content as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, and disinfectant, as well as an additive in the food industry. Mexican oregano is one of the most important oregano species worldwide, due to the quality of its leaves, essential oil extraction yield, and proportion of chemical components present. This chapter aims to point out morphological features and differences, common uses, chemical characterization, and the relationship of bioactive compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities among different Mexican oregano species such as Lippia berlandieri (or Lippia graveolens)and Poliomintha longiflora.
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Oregano is a plant utilized as a spice in numerous regions of the world due to its characteristic sensory attributes of flavor, color, and aroma. The use of oregano has risen due to its phytochemical content as an antioxidant, antimicrobial, antifungal, and disinfectant, as well as an additive in the food industry. Mexican oregano is one of the most important oregano species worldwide, due to the quality of its leaves, essential oil extraction yield, and proportion of chemical components present. This chapter aims to point out morphological features and differences, common uses, chemical characterization, and the relationship of bioactive compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities among different Mexican oregano species such as Lippia berlandieri (or Lippia graveolens)and Poliomintha longiflora.

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