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Plant Thymus capitatus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CEDRANOXIDE 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -1.00 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
CIS-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Plant not available 10.0 1.91 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.40 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
CIS-OCIMENE 3 Shoot not available 10.0 -0.41 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.25 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
CUMINYL-ALCOHOL 0 Shoot not available 15.0 1.00 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
DELTA-3-CARENE 8 Plant 1.0 20.0 -0.63 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Plant 10.0 70.0 -0.07 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
DIHYDROCARVEOL 2 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.71 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
ELEMENAL 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -1.00 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
ELEMENE 3 Shoot not available 0.0 -1.00 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
EO 0 Shoot not available 7100.0 -0.30 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
EUGENOL 76 Shoot not available 21.0 -0.48 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER 5 Shoot not available 0.0 -1.62 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
FARNESOL 17 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.76 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
FENCHONE 6 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Shoot not available 0.1 -0.23 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
GAMMA-ELEMENE 0 Shoot not available 0.0 -0.67 Biondi, D., Cianci, P., Geraci, C. and Ruberto, G. 1993. Antimicrobial Activity and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Sicilian Aromatic Plants. Flav. & Frag. J. 8: 331-7.
GAMMA-MUUROLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Plant 490.0 530.0 -0.32 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiaflatoxin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 2 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Antiallergic 2 J. Food Hyg. Soc. Jap. 33(6): 569.
Antialzheimeran? 4 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antiasthmatic 3 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis., 4:203, 1982.
Antiatherosclerotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial 26 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antibronchitic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticancer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Colon) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarcinomic (Lung) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 6 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticatarrh 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticholinesterase 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticholinesterase? 1 L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
Anticonvulsant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.