About Carvacrol
The primary phenolic constituent of oregano and thyme oils, used as a standardization marker. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity is documented in vitro and in animals; there are essentially no controlled human trials of isolated carvacrol at defined doses.
What Carvacrol supports
- Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity in laboratory studies
How much Carvacrol to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
5–50
mg
No established human therapeutic dose; nominal range reflecting the amount typically present as the marker compound in oregano oil capsules.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. Mechanistic/in-vitro only; no meaningful human dose-response data.