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Plant Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lymphocytogenic 2 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Lymphokinetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Molluscicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 6 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant 2 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 4 Duke, 1992 *