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Botanical Name |
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Thymus linearis Benth. |
English
Name |
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Brother Wart |
Family |
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Lamiaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A variable, aromatic, prostrate, evergreen shrub, 10-25 cm high. Rootstock woody; leaves small, elliptic or oblong-ovate or lanceolate, 6-15 mm long, subsessile, glandular; flowers polygamous, in whorls, males larger; nutlets smooth. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alleviates spasms, anthelmintic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, expectorant, carminative, anthelmintic, stimulant and stimulates the central nervous system (plant); vermifuge (seeds); Blood purifier, digestive and appetizer (Leaf juice) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Carvacrol, p-cymene, gamma-terpinine, alpha and beta-pinene, myrcene, alpha-terpinene, camphene, limonene, camphene, -3-carene, g-terpinene, terpinolene, cineole, citronelolal, trans -ß-terpineol, and terpinen-4-ol (essential oil) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Carvacrol |
499-75-2 |
2-methyl-5-propan-2-
yl-phenol |
C10H14O |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| beta-Pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| Myrcene |
2153-31-3 |
7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene |
C10H16 |
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| alpha-Terpinene |
99-86-5 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,3-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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| Camphene |
5794-04-7 |
2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane |
C10H16 |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| gamma-Terpinene |
99-85-4 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohexa-1,4-die
ne |
C10H16 |
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| Terpinolene |
586-62-9 |
1-methyl-4-propan-2-
ylidene-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Cineole |
470-82-6 |
2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e |
C10H18O |
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| Terpinen-4-ol |
Not Available |
4-methyl-1-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l |
C10H18O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In suppressed urine & menstruation, catarrh, and whooping-coughs (plant);in asthma, cold and to expel round worm (dried leaves); to cure gum and toothache (young flower) . |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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