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

Common Names

Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme

How this plant is used

Food

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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
P-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	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.
PALMITIC-ACID	13	Plant	17200.0	18576.0	0.13	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHENOLS	0	Plant	800.0	27200.0	1.63	Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE	7	Plant	2410.0	2603.0	-1.11	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS	4	Leaf	160.0	950.0	-0.74	Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS	4	Plant	1703.0	2502.0	-0.52	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHYTOSTEROLS	2	Plant	1520.0	1760.0	1.01	Duke, 1992 *
PLANTEOSE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Leaf	1626.0	9680.0	-0.91	Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM	14	Plant	7667.0	9302.0	-0.87	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN	0	Leaf	16632.0	99000.0	-1.13	Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN	0	Plant	not available	99000.0	-0.61	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	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.
RESIN	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.
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Leaf	0.7	4.3	-0.16	Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN	15	Plant	4.0	53.0	2.90	Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID	57	Inflorescence	not available	26000.0	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
ROSMARINIC-ACID	57	Plant	not available	26000.0	-0.14	Fitoterapia No.62: 166.
ROSMARINIC-ACID	57	Shoot	5000.0	13500.0	-0.22	Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLATES	7	Leaf	180.0	1830.0	3.41	J. Amer. Diet. Ass. 85{8}:950.

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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 *