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

Plant Thymus serpyllum (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Creeping Thyme
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant 1.0 38.0 -0.55 *
1-OCTEN-3-OL 0 Plant 20.0 306.0 0.21 *
3-OCTANOL 2 Plant Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Plant 1.0 362.0 -0.23 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 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.
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Plant 15.0 306.0 -0.38 *
APIGENIN 101 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Plant 68.0 1012.0 3.14 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant 1.0 19.0 -0.41 *
BORNEOL 35 Plant 4.0 573.0 -0.15 *
BORNYL-ACETATE 12 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 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.
CAMPHENE 9 Plant 1.0 19.0 -0.57 *
CARVACROL 37 Plant 318.0 10505.0 0.59 *
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Plant 135.0 2292.0 2.46 *
CITRAL 53 Plant List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CITRONELLOL 15 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Plant 8.0 152.0 0.52 *
EO 0 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.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 3 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 3 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
ABeta-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 2 (View) *
Acaricide 5 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 10 (View) *
Allelochemic 3 (View) *
Allelopathic 3 (View) *
Allergenic 14 (View) *
Analgesic 8 (View) *
Ancylostomicide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anesthetic 5 (View) *
Ankylostomacide 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Anthelmintic 5 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholine 1 (View) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 (View) *