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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINALOOL | 53 | Essential Oil | 28200.0 | 42800.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Plant | 20.0 | 17420.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALYL-ACETATE | 7 | Plant | 15.0 | 4680.0 | 1.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Plant | 5000.0 | 5400.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| LITHIUM | 11 | Plant | not available | 4.0 | 1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LITHOSPERMIC-ACID | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-DIGLUCOSIDE | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-D1-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Plant | 2070.0 | 2236.0 | -0.98 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 733.0 | 4360.0 | 0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Plant | 1630.0 | 2992.0 | -0.33 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 1.0 | 6.4 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MENTHONE | 30 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Plant | 1370.0 | 1980.0 | 0.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MONOTERPENES | 0 | Plant | not available | 17340.0 | 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. |