Thyme Essential Oil

T. capitatus essential oil has been found to have antispasmodic (Al-Qura’n, 2009), anti-inflammatory (Albano and Miguel, 2011), parasiticide (Machado et al., 2010), nematicide (Faria et al., 2013), antifungal, and antimicrobial properties (Cosentino et al., 1999; Arras and Usai, 2001; Bounatirou et al., 2007; Mohamed and Eddine, 2010; Palmeira-de-Oliveira et al., 2012; Palmeira-de Oliveira et al., 2013; Saoud et al., 2013).
T. capitatus exhibited a beneficial effect in the skin diseases and also as tonic and antitussive agent. (Karousou, R., Koureas, D.N. and Kokkini, S. , 2005).

Some species of this genus are used as medicinal plants for treating ulcer, dermatitis and some types of rheumatic pains, and also to fight pathologies of the respiratory apparatus owing to its expectorant and spasmolytic properties (Mulas, M., 2006).

This essential oil may be used orally at an appropriate dosage in the following cases: upper respiratory tract, bronchitis symptoms, spastic cough.

The dried herbal substance contains up to 3% essential oil and its characterized by a
carvacrol-rich chemotype.
T. capitatus is a carvacrol chemotype so the main components are carvacrol 40-80%,,following by high level of biogenetic precursor of the phenols: p-cimene (3-10 %), γ-terpinene (15-25 %) and by β-cariophyllene, is the most abundant sesquiterpene hydrocarbons.

Sources
The Therapeutical Potential of the Essential Oil of Thrymba capitata (L.) Cav., Origanum Dictamnus L. and Salvia fruticosa Mill. And a Case of Plant-Based Pharmaceutical Development