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Common Names
Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | 17200.0 | 18576.0 | 0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Plant | 800.0 | 27200.0 | 1.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Plant | 2410.0 | 2603.0 | -1.11 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 160.0 | 950.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 1703.0 | 2502.0 | -0.52 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | 1520.0 | 1760.0 | 1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLANTEOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 1626.0 | 9680.0 | -0.91 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 7667.0 | 9302.0 | -0.87 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 16632.0 | 99000.0 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | 99000.0 | -0.61 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| RESIN | 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. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 0.7 | 4.3 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 4.0 | 53.0 | 2.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Inflorescence | not available | 26000.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Plant | not available | 26000.0 | -0.14 | Fitoterapia No.62: 166. |
| ROSMARINIC-ACID | 57 | Shoot | 5000.0 | 13500.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Leaf | 180.0 | 1830.0 | 3.41 | J. Amer. Diet. Ass. 85{8}:950. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABeta-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adenylate-Cyclase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |