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The composition of Thymus serpyllum L. oil

Journal

JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 184-185

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2004.9698691

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Thymus serpyllum; Lamiaceae; essential oil composition; gamma y-terpinene; p-cymene; thymol

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The essential oils isolated by steam distillation from the aertial 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 gamma-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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