Thyme oil vulg.
Thymus vulgaris L.
Botanical source | Thymus vulgaris L. |
Botanical family | Labiatae |
Foreign names | Thym (Fr.), Thymian (Ger.), timo (ital.) |
Parts of plant used | weed |
Harvest time | May, June, July, August, September, October |
Manufacturing method | steam distillation |
Yield | 0,3 to 0,7 % |
Appearance | yellow to red-brown or green-brown, mobile liquid |
Odour | characteristic |
Agriculture | Conventional |
Specific components | 1,8-Cineol, 1-Octen-3-ol, alpha-Pinene, beta-Caryophyllene, beta-Caryophyllene, Borneol, Camphene, Camphor, Carvacrol, Carvacrol (methyl ether), gamma-Terpinene, Linalool, Myrcene, p-Cymene, Terpinen-4-ol, Thymol, Thymol (methyl ether) |