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Plant Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Soap 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sodium-Sparing 1 Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
Spasmogenic 4 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spermicide 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Sprout-Inhibitor 1 Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication.
Stimulant 1 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Styptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 4 Duke, 1992 *
Sweetener 2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Sympathomimetic 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Teratogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Teratologic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Termiticide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Termitifuge 2 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Testosterone-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).