Fuente: WIPO "essential oil or extracts" Use of a compound of the alkanediol family as a herbicide. The present invention relates to a use of a compound of the alkanediol family as a total, non-selective or selective herbicide, in particular to a use of a compound of the alkanediol family as a total, non-selective or selective herbicide for obtaining a phytotoxic effect comprising the inhibition of seed germination or the destruction of the seeds, the inhibition of the resumption of underground or aerial development of the meristems and buds or the destruction of the underground or aerial meristems and buds, the inhibition of the development and growth of the roots and/or rhizomes and/or tubers and/or hypocotyls and/or epicotyls and/or seedlings and/or aerial parts of a plant or the destruction of the roots and/or rhizomes and/or tubers and/or hypocotyls and/or epicotyls and/or seedlings and/or aerial parts of a plant