Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Specimens of Thymus vulgaris and Thymus zygis may be assigned to one of seven different chemotypes, depending on whether the dominant component of the essential oil is thymol, carvacrol, linalool, geraniol, sabinene hydrate (thuyanol), α-terpineol, or eucalyptol. Such chemotypes may be indicated as Thymus vulgaris ct. thymol (red thyme), or Thymus vulgaris ct. geraniol (sweet thyme).

Most common Chemotypes of Thyme are :

• Thyme ct thymol
• Thyme ct linalool
• Thyme ct geraniol
• Thyme ct thujanol
• Thyme ct carvacrol
• Thyme ct alpha-terpineol
• Thyme ct 1,8-cineole
• Thyme ct para-cymene
• Thyme ct phenol­