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Original Articles

The Composition of Thymus serpyllum L. Oil

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Pages 184-185 | Received 01 May 2001, Accepted 01 Jun 2001, Published online: 28 Nov 2011
 

Abstract

The essential oils isolated by steam distillation from the aerial parts of Thymus serpyllum, before flowering and at full flowering stage were analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. Among the 34 compounds identified, the major components were γ-terpinene (21.9% and 22.7%), p-cymene (21.1% and 20.7%), thymol (18.7% and 18.7%) and germacrene D (6.0% and 5.1%) before flowering and at full flowering stage, respectively.

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