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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases facilitate in-depth plant, chemical, bioactivity, and ethnobotany searches using scientific or common names. Search results can be downloaded in PDF or spreadsheet form. Of interest to pharmaceutical, nutritional, and biomedical research, as well alternative therapies and herbal products.


Key: A= Biological Activity C= Chemical E= Ethnobotany Plant P= Plant S= Syndrome U= Ethnobotany Use
P Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme)
E Thymus vulgaris (Common Thyme; Du Thym; Kekik; Pile; Tati-Zyako-So; Thym Grandes Feuilles; Thyme; Tomillo; Zombi Nan Bois)
P Thymus longicaulis (Kekik; Tas Kekik)
P Thymus x citriodorus (Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme)
P Syringa vulgaris (Lilac)
E Ziziphus vulgaris (Kan Tsao; Liang Tsao; Mei Tsao; Nan Tsao; Pei Tsao; Sanebuto-Natume; Ta Tsao; Tsao)
E Alchemilla vulgaris (Aslanpencesi; Frauenmantel; Pie De Leon)
E Linaria vulgaris (Butter And Eggs; Hosoba-Unran; Leinkraut; Linnete; Nevruzotu)
E Lysimachia vulgaris (Gold Felberlich; Grande Lysimaque; Lisimaquia; Lisimaquia Amarilla; Loosestrife; Mazza D'Oro; Wederik; Yellow Loosestrif)
E Syringa vulgaris (Leylak; Lilac)
P Thymus broussonettii (Moroccan Thyme)
P Thymus capitatus ('Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme)
P Thymus cilicicus ('Anatolian' Thyme)
P Thymus funkii (Funk's Thyme)
P Thymus mastichina (Spanish Marjoram)
P Thymus orospedanus (Orosped Thyme)
P Thymus piperella (Thyme)
P Thymus riatarum ('Moroccan' Thyme)
P Thymus saturejoides (Moroccan Savory Thyme)