Chemical composition of essential oil of Thymus vulgaris collected from Saudi Arabian market
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- 作者：Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari<sup>1sup><sup> ; sup><sup>abdulrahman.alasmari@gmail.comsup> ; Md Tanwir Athar<sup>1sup> ; Ahmed Abdullah Al-Faraidy<sup>2sup> ; Mohammed Salim Almuhaiza<sup>3sup>
- 关键词：Essential oil ; GC&ndash ; MS ; Saudi Arabian herbs ; Thymus vulgaris
- 刊名：Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：7
- 期：2
- 页码：147-150
- 全文大小：384 K
- 卷排序：7
文摘
To focus on the analysis of chemical constituents of the Thymus vulgaris L. (locally known as “Zaitra” or “Za'atar”; Family: Lamiaceae) which is available in the market of Saudi Arabia.MethodsThe Zaitra oil was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The mass spectra were compared with the standard spectra available in National Institute Standard and Technique library.ResultsThe results indicated that the Thymus oil is composed of many chemical compounds including α pinene, thymol and caryophyllene which are biologically active and also used in various diseases.ConclusionsIt can be concluded that the Thymus vulgaris due to presence of many bioactive compounds can be used as a new potential source of medicine for the treatment of various types of illness.