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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIODICTYOL | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUDESMOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 13440.0 | 80000.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 69480.0 | 80000.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 370000.0 | 389000.0 | 0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | 179294.0 | 693000.0 | 3.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 202000.0 | 1.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 363000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIXED-OIL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALLIC-ACID | 62 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Essential Oil | 17800.0 | 49500.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Plant | 36.0 | 5460.0 | 1.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINEOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINEOL | 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. |
| GENKWANIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | 43.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Plant | 0.0 | 10660.0 | 1.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Plant | 0.0 | 3380.0 | 3.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 8 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteoblastogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 1 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P21-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 25 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |