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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THYMOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | 1.0 | 10000.0 | 2.23 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| THYMONIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMONIN | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMUNIC-ACID | 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. |
| THYMUSAPONIN | 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. |
| THYMYL-ACETATE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-4-THUJANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Plant | 1860.0 | 2009.0 | -0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Plant | 2410.0 | 2603.0 | -0.80 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| URSOLIC-ACID | 89 | Plant | 15000.0 | 18800.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Plant | 5020.0 | 5422.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| VANILLIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 832000.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | 74111.0 | 81690.0 | -2.95 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | 55.0 | 74.0 | 0.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CNS-Depressant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Convulsant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Copper-Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Culicide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |