Plant Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
1,8-CINEOL	0	Essential Oil	not available	32900.0	-0.75	Duke, 1992 *
2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-BICYCLO(3,1,1)-HEPTA-2-ENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,3',4,4'-TETRAHYDROXY-5,5'-DI-ISO-PROPYL-2,2'-DIMETHYL-BIPHENYL	0	Leaf	not available	35.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,3',4,4'-TETRAONE-5,5'-DI-ISO-PROPYL-2,2'-DIMETHYL-BIPHENYL	0	Leaf	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
3,4,4'-TRIHYDROXY-5,5'-DI-ISO-PROPYL-2,2'-DIMETHYL-BIPHENYL	0	Leaf	not available	1.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4'-HYDROXY-5,5'-DI-ISO-PROPYL-2,2'-DIMETHYL-BIPHENYL-3,4-DIONE	0	Leaf	not available	9.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4'5-DIHYDROXY-3',6,7-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE	3	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.
4'5-DIHYDROXY-6,7,8-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE	0	Leaf	not available	5.5	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4'5-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXYFLAVONE	0	Leaf	not available	43.0	not available	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
4,4'-DIHYDROXY-5,5'-DI-ISO-PROPYL-2,2'-DIMETHYL-BIPHENYL-3,6-DIONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXYBENZOYL-GLUCOSE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-TERPINEOL	8	Plant	73.0	8320.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
5,4'-DIHYDROXY-6,7,8,3'-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE	2	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5,5'-DI-ISO-PROPYL-2,2'-DIMETHYL-BIPHENYL-3,3',4,4'-TETRAONE	0	Leaf	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-4',7-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE	0	Leaf	not available	1.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-HYDROXY-LUTEIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
6-HYDROXY-LUTEOLIN	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-DEMETHYL-THYMONIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	8	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (GI)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	3	Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antitumor (Liver)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Thyroid)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	9	Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	18	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiuricosuric	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.