Essential oil composition of Thymus serpyllum cultivated in the Kumaon region of western Himalaya, India.
The hydrodistilled essential oil of aerial parts of Thymus serpyllum L. (Lamiaceae), cultivated in the Kumaon region of western Himalaya was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Twenty-nine compounds, representing 91.8% of the oil, were identified. The major components were thymol (58.8%), p-cymene (5.7%), thymol methyl ether (4.0%), borneol (3.8%), sabinene (3.4%), gamma-terpinene (3.4%) and carvacrol methyl ether (3.2%).
Verma
Ram S
RS
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Resource Centre, Purara, P.O. Gagrigole, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand-263688, India.
Rahman
Laiq ur
Lu
Chanotiya
Chandan S
CS
Verma
Rajesh K
RK
Singh
Anand
A
Yadav
Anju
A
Chauhan
Amit
A
Yadav
Ajai K
AK
Singh
Anil K
AK
D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007194:India; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D046930:Thymus Plant / Q000737:chemistry*
D009822:Oils, Volatile