Carvacrol is a derivative of our Carvone production by dehydrogenation
Carvacrol Carvones
Carvacrol is found naturally in Oregano and Thyme and has characteristic odour of oregano.
However it is its antimicrobial activity which attracts a lot of interest and it is used in animal feed and fish feed to inhibit growth of certain bacterium in rumen gut fermentation
More information on Wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvacrol