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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)