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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Thymus zygis (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
'Portuguese' Thyme
How this plant is used
Medicinal
Subspecies
sylvestris

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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
MYRCENOL 0 Shoot 0.0 50.0 1.08 De Cunha, A.P. and Salguiero, L.R. 1991. The Chemical Polymorphism of Thymus zygis ssp. sylvestris from Central Portugal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 409-12.
P-CYMENE 16 Shoot 940.0 4220.0 2.84 De Cunha, A.P. and Salguiero, L.R. 1991. The Chemical Polymorphism of Thymus zygis ssp. sylvestris from Central Portugal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 409-12.
SABINENE 5 Shoot 0.1 40.0 -0.25 De Cunha, A.P. and Salguiero, L.R. 1991. The Chemical Polymorphism of Thymus zygis ssp. sylvestris from Central Portugal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 409-12.
TERPINEN-4-OL 23 Shoot 0.1 250.0 -0.06 De Cunha, A.P. and Salguiero, L.R. 1991. The Chemical Polymorphism of Thymus zygis ssp. sylvestris from Central Portugal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 409-12.
THYMOL 71 Shoot 350.0 3550.0 0.61 De Cunha, A.P. and Salguiero, L.R. 1991. The Chemical Polymorphism of Thymus zygis ssp. sylvestris from Central Portugal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 409-12.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiobesity 1 *
Antiotitic 1 *
Antioxidant 7 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antioxidant (LDL) 2 *
Antiperiodontic 1 *
Antipharyngitic 1 *
Antiplaque 3 Osawa, K., Matsumoto, T., Maruyama, T., Takiguchi, T., Okuda, K., and Takazoe, I., Studies of the antibacterial activity of plant extracts and their constituents against periodontopathic bacteria, Bull Tokyo Dent. Coll., 31 (1), 1990, 17-21
Antipneumonic 1 *
Antiproliferant 1 *
Antiprostaglandin 1 *
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipyretic 1 *
Antiradicular 2 Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8.
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 2 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antirhinitic 1 *
Antisalmonella 3 *
Antiseptic 12 Merck 11th Edition
Antisinusitic 1 *
Antispasmodic 13 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.