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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme
How this plant is used
Food

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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 *
THYMONIN 3 Plant *
THYMUNIC-ACID 0 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
THYMUSAPONIN 0 Plant ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
THYMYL-ACETATE 6 Plant 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 *
TRANS-4-THUJANOL 0 Plant *
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 *
VALINE 3 Plant 5020.0 5422.0 -0.57 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
VANILLIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf *
WATER 0 Leaf 832000.0 0.12 *
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 *
ZINC 77 Plant 55.0 74.0 0.22 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Lymphocytogenic 2 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Lymphokinetic 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 3 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 2 *
Memorigenic 1 *
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 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 *
Molluscicide 1 *
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 *
Mosquitofuge 2 *
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 *