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Medicinal Plant

Thymus Thyme



Nomenclature

Family: Lamiaceae
English Common Name: Thyme
Arabic Name: زعتر

Experiments

  • The essential oil compisition below is of a plant collected from Damour Region.

    Compound RI Composition
    Aromadendrene 1430 0.1
    Benzene 1084 0.02
    Borneol 1162 2.4
    Camphene 941 2.41
    Camphor 1137 0.04
    Carvacrol 1291 2.29
    Caryophyllene Oxide 1577 1.07
    Cis Ocimene 1030 0.29
    Cis Sabinene hydrate 1062 0.42
    Delta Cadinene 1511 0.02
    Gamma Terpinene 1052 15.51
    Germacrene D 1473 0.09
    Limonene 1021 2.26
    Linalool 1092 1.35
    Myrcene 983 1.97
    p - Cymene 1018 31.03
    Piperitone 1249 0.45
    Pulegone 1231 1.06
    Sabinene 965 0.04
    Terpinen - 4 - ol 1172 0.45
    Terpinolene 1079 0.15
    Terpinolene 1187 0.12
    Thymol 1275 0.38
    Thymol 1284 15.71
    Trans Ocimene 1040 0.29
    Tricyclene 914 0.05
    Viridiflorene (Ledene) 1483 0.05
    α - Humulene 1446 0.3
    α - Phellandrene 997 0.22
    α - Pinene 925 5.22
    α - Terpinene 1009 2.27
    α - Thujene 919 1.94
    β - Caryophyllene 1412 5.45
    β - Pinene 968 2.9
    δ - Carene 1000 0.14

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