Oregano clonal line having high levels of carvacrol
A new and distinct clonal line of oregano named KI-Ov1750 and characterized by elevated levels of carvacrol and vigorous growth.
1. A method of extracting carvacrol, comprising extracting carvacrol from plant tissue of an oregano Origanum vulgare plant denominated KI-Ov1750 which has been deposited with the ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-123886.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant tissue is selected from the group consisting of leaf, pollen, root, seed, or stem tissue.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding the carvacrol to a composition, wherein the carvacrol acts as an antimicrobial agent.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant tissue comprises greater than 5% carvacrol on a dry weight basis after drying.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding the carvacrol to a composition, wherein the carvacrol acts as an antioxidant.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising adding the antioxidant to a product selected from the group consisting of: human food, animal food, beverages and personal care products.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding or applying the carvacrol to animal feed in order to improve gastrointestinal health in farm animals.
8. A method of providing an antimicrobial agent, comprising extracting carvacrol from plant tissue of an oregano Origanum vulgare plant denominated KI-Ov1750 which has been deposited with the ATCC and assigned accession number PTA-123886 and adding the carvacrol to a composition, wherein the carvacrol is effective as an antimicrobial agent.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the antimicrobial agent is added to a composition selected from the group consisting of: human food, animal food, beverages or personal care products.
10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adding or applying the carvacrol to animal feed in order to improve gastrointestinal health in farm animals.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plant tissue comprises greater than 5% carvacrol on a dry weight basis after drying.