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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216.
Radioprotective 2 *
Renoirritant 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Rubefacient 1 Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue 1 *
Sedative 16 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Sodium-Sparing 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Spasmogenic 5 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spermicide 1 *
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stomachic 1 *
Sunscreen 2 *
Surfactant 1 *
Teratogenic 1 *
Termitifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer 1 *
Testosterone-Inducer 1 *
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 *
TOPO-2-Inhibitor 1 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 1 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.