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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivaccinia | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antivaginitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antivertigo | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Ataxigenic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |