title: Essential oil composition of Thymus serpyllum cultivated in the Kumaon region of western Himalaya, India.
abstract: 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%).
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Resource Centre, Purara, P.O. Gagrigole, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand-263688, India.
authors.forename: Ram S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Laiq ur
authors.initials: Lu
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Chandan S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chanotiya
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.forename: Ajai K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007194:India; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D046930:Thymus Plant / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile