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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 |
|---|---|---|
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 3 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Epileptigenic | 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. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Essential | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Estrogenic | 11 | Australian J. Med Herbalism, 7: 29. |
| Expectorant | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Febrifuge | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |