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Common Names
Creeping Thyme
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERANIOL | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GERMACRENE-D | 2 | Plant | 3.0 | 573.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Plant | 3.0 | 57.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Plant | 8.0 | 134.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| METHYL-CARVACROL | 0 | Plant | 10.0 | 2292.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-THYMOL | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 153.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | 13.0 | 229.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| NERYL-ACETATE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | 4800.0 | 0.22 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Plant | 10.0 | 172.0 | 2.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | 237.0 | 3285.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Shoot | not available | 23000.0 | 0.22 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Plant | 1.0 | 19.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCUTELLAREIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SCUTELLAREIN-HETEROSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SERPYLLIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiuretic | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92. |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 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. |
| Antiedemic | 5 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antielastase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antifatigue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifertility | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrosarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195. |
| Antigingivitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotropic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antihalitosic | 2 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 3 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |