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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Antimalarial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antinephritic | 4 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 3 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity? | 1 | Internat. J. Oriental Med. 16: 4. |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | 15 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |