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Plant Thymus serpyllum (Lamiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Creeping Thyme
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
67 1,8-CINEOLE Plant 1.0 38.0 -0.55 *
0 1-OCTEN-3-OL Plant 20.0 306.0 0.21 *
2 3-OCTANOL Plant -- -- -- Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Plant 1.0 362.0 -0.23 *
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Plant 21.0 344.0 0.02 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ALPHA-THUJENE Plant 15.0 306.0 -0.38 *
101 APIGENIN Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
6 BETA-BISABOLENE Plant 68.0 1012.0 3.14 *
13 BETA-PINENE Plant 1.0 19.0 -0.41 *
35 BORNEOL Plant 4.0 573.0 -0.15 *
12 BORNYL-ACETATE Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
102 CAFFEIC-ACID Plant -- 6200.0 -0.11 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
9 CAMPHENE Plant 1.0 19.0 -0.57 *
37 CARVACROL Plant 318.0 10505.0 0.59 *
31 CARYOPHYLLENE Plant 135.0 2292.0 2.46 *
53 CITRAL Plant -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
15 CITRONELLOL Plant -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
9 DELTA-CADINENE Plant 8.0 152.0 0.52 *
0 EO Plant 1500.0 19100.0 0.71 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
11 GAMMA-TERPINENE Plant 252.0 3534.0 0.90 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.