The dominant plants are sages (Lamiaceae) and evergreen oaks and, in drier areas, chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens), and species of Ceanothus.
It is used to flavor many foods.Various other aromatic herbs or undershrubs of the genera Origanum (see oregano) and Majorana of the mint family are also called marjoram.
The synthetic medium of optical N acylalanines was N (2,6 xylyl) alanine.It was reacted with 1 menthol and prepared into its menthol esters which were purified by TLC, resolved and determined by HPLC.