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Thymus serpyllum L.


Botanical Name	:	Thymus serpyllum L.
English Name	:	Wild or Creeping Thyme
Synonym(s)	:	Thymus angustifolius Pers.
Family	:	Lamiaceae

General Info

Description

Perennial woody variable herb or low-growing shrub with alternate leaves and small terminally spiked clusters of flowers with a violet-red type color; fruits consist of ellipsoid nutlets; used as a culinary herb.

Herb Effects

Anthelmintic, strongly antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, antimastitis, deodorant, diaphoretic, disinfectant, expectorant, sedative, tonic (plant); vermifuge (seeds)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpinene, apigenin, beta-bisabolene, beta-pinene, borneol, bornyl-acetate, caffeic acid, camphene, carvacrol, caryophyllene, citral, citronellol, delta-cadinene, gamma-terpinene, geraniol, limonene, linalyl-acetate, myrcene, nerolidol, neryl-acetate, oleanolic acid, p-cymene, sabinene, scutellarein, tannin, terpinen-4-ol, terpineol, thymol, ursolic acid, zingiberene (plant); rosmarinic acid (shoot)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpinene

99-86-5

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Apigenin

520-36-5

4,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-chrome
n-7-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₅

beta-Bisabolene

495-61-4

6-methyl-2-(4-methyl
-1-cyclohex-3-enyl)-
hepta-1,5-diene

C₁₅H₂₄

Beta-pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Borneol

10385-78-1

1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Bornyl acetate

20347-65-3

(1,7,7-trimethylnorb
ornan-2-yl) acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Caffeic acid

Not Available

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)prop-2-enoic acid

C₉H₈O₄

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Carvacrol

499-75-2

2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Caryophyllene

87-44-5

4,11,11-trimethyl-8-
methylidene-bicyclo[
7.2.0]undec-4-ene

C₁₅H₂₄

Citral

96680-15-8

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienal

C₁₀H₁₆O

Citronellol

26489-01-0

3,7-dimethyloct-6-en
-1-ol

C₁₀H₂₀O

delta-Cadinene

Not Available

1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-2,3,4,4a,7,8-
hexahydronaphthalene

C₁₅H₂₄

gamma-Terpinene

99-85-4

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne

C₁₀H₁₆

Geraniol

8007-13-4

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol

C₁₀H₁₈O

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Linalyl acetate

8022-85-3

3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-yl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

Nerolidol

14528-94-0

3,7,11-trimethyldode
ca-1,6,10-trien-3-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

Neryl acetate

141-12-8

3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dienyl acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Oleanolic acid

508-02-1

10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,
13,14b-tetradecahydr
opicene-4a-carboxyli
c acid

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Scutellarein

Not Available

5,6,7-trihydroxy-2-(
4-hydroxyphenyl)chro
men-4-one

C₁₅H₁₀O₆

Tannin

1401-55-4

Not Available

C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Terpineol

8006-39-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Thymol

89-83-8

5-methyl-2-propan-2-
yl-phenol

C₁₀H₁₄O

Ursolic acid

77-52-1

10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12,

C₃₀H₄₈O₃

Zingiberene

Not Available

(6S)-2-methyl-6-[(1R
)-4-methyl-1-cyclohe
xa-2,4-dienyl]hept-2
-ene

C₁₅H₂₄

Rosmarinic acid

537-15-5

3-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-2-[3-(3,4-dihydr
oxyphenyl)prop-2-eno
yloxy]prop anoic
acid

C₁₈H₁₆O₈

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In the treatment of bronchitis, catarrh, laryngitis, flatulence, indigestion, painful menstruation, colic, hangovers, to minor injuries, mouth, throat and gum infections etc

Reference

Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.

Sharma, Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.

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