Essential Oil of Thymus zygioides var. lycaonicus from Greece

Abstract

The essential oil of the aerial parts of Thymus zygioides var. lycaonicus from Greece was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Thirty-seven compounds representing 99.8% of the total oil were identified. The major constituents were p-cymene (19.4%), thymol (19.5%) and γ-terpinene (17.2%).

Key Word Index:

• Thymus zygioides var. lycaonicus
• Labiatae
• essential oil composition
• p-cymene
• thymol
• γ-terpinene