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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |
| Cytoprotective | 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. |
| Cytotoxic | 12 | Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991. |
| Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Decongestant | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Deodorant | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Digestive | 1 | Michael Castleman 1991. The Healing Herbs. Rodale Press, Emmaus, PA 436 pp. |
| Diuretic | 14 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |