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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | not available | 17500.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | 36.0 | 676.0 | 0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENOL-8 | 0 | Plant | 15.0 | 3900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENOL-8-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | 15.0 | 2600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Plant | 1500.0 | 1620.0 | 0.74 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| N-TRIACONTANE | 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. |
| NARINGENIN | 56 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROLIDOL | 11 | Plant | not available | 80.0 | 0.61 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 9.0 | 54.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Plant | not available | 54.0 | -0.32 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| OCIMENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Plant | not available | 6300.0 | 0.67 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | 4700.0 | 5076.0 | 0.11 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | 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. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | 420.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Essential Oil | 78300.0 | 441300.0 | 3.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | 146.0 | 20800.0 | 4.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| 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 * |