Review Article

Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Thymus broussonetii Boiss

Table 1

Chemical composition of T. broussonetii.

PartsExtracts/EOsCompounds groupsCompoundsReferences

LeavesEssential oilTerpenoidsBorneol, p-cymene, carvacrol, camphene, α -terpinene, α-Pinene, trans-sabinene hydrate, caryophyllene oxide, (E)-β-caryophyllene, Bornyl acetate, carvacrol methyl ether, camphor, Linalool, cis-sabinene hydrate, 4-terpineol, p-cymen-8-ol, Thymol, trans-verbenol, 1-octen-3ol, 1,8-cineol, β-pinene[11]
Flowers and leavesEssential oilTerpenoids(E)-β-caryophyllene, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, carvacrol, thymol, 4-terpineol, β-pinene, terpendiol, borneol, caryophyllene oxide, geraniol formate, p-menth-1,4(8)-diene, linalyl propionate, β-cadrene, thujol, cinerone, 4-isopropy-lM-2-cyclohexane-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol[12]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsα-pinene, p-cymene, carvacrol, viridiflorene, borneol, γ-terpinene, myrcene, camphene, α–thujene, aromadendrene, caryophyllene oxide, α–terpinene, β–pinene, thymol, germacrene D, δ-cadinene, linalool[13]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsCamphor, α–terpineol, eucalyptol, germacrene D, borneol, terpinen-4-ol, bicyclogermacrene, β–caryophyllene, β-bourbonene, spathulenol, δ–terpineol, bornyl acetate, caryophyllene oxide, T-muurolol, γ–cadinene, thymol, trans-sabinene hydrate, linalool, cis-sabinne-hydrate, limonene, p-cymene, dihydrocarvone, trans-carveol, δ–cadinene, alloaromadendrene, carvacrol[14]
LeavesEssential oilTerpenoidsCarvacrol, p-cymene,γ -terpinene, thymol, β--pinene, 4-terpineol, borneol, linalyl propionate, p-menth-1,4(8)-diene, geraniol formate, cinerone, carvacrol methyl ether, 4-isopropyl-1M-2cyclohexane-1-ol,1-octen-3-ol[15]
Essential oilTerpenoidsCarvacrol, p-cymene, α-pinene, α-terpinene, 3-octanol, myrcene, α-terpineol, borneol, linalyl acetate, linalool, β--pinene, methyl carvacrol, p-cymen-8-ol, p-mentha-1,4(8)-diene, limonene, camphene, γ-terpinene, thymol[16]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsCarvacrol, thymol, γ-terpinene, borneol, p-cymene, α-pinene, camphene, myrcene, α-terpinene, α-thujene, limonene, β-pinene, linalool[17]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsThymol, carvacrol, borneol, viridiflorene, spathulenol, aromadendrene, camphene, α-terpineol, O-cymene, terpinene-4-ol, γ-terpinene, alloaromadendrene, γ-cadinene, α-pinene, cis-dihydrocarvone, trans-sabinene hydrate, α-amorphene, β-patchoulene, β-cubebene, isospathulenol[18]
LeavesEssential oilTerpenoidsp-cymene, borneol, α-pinene, thymol, camphene, γ-terpinene, carvacrol, Ledene, Limonene, Myrcene, Aromadendrene, β-pinene, α-thujene,α-terpinene, terpinen-4-ol, dihydrocarvone, allo-Aromadendrene, β-caryophyllene, cis-sabinene hydrate, tricyclene, sabinene, α-phellandrene, p-Mentha-1,4(8)-diene, linalool, γ-muurolene, spathulenol[19]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsCarvacrol, thymol, borneol, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, camphene, α-pinene, myrcene, viridiflorene, α-terpinene, α-thujene, aromadendrene, β-pinene, limonene, caryophyllene oxide, tricyclene, δ-cadinene, alloaromadendrene, germacrene D, linalool, and limonene[20]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsBorneol, thymol, p-cymene, γ-terpinene, carvacrol, 4-terpineol, linalyl propionate, camphor, δ-3-carene, camphene, β-pinene, geraniol formate, p-menth-1,4(8)-diene, p-mentha-1,8-diene, 4-isopropyl-1M-2 cyclohexane-1-ol, terpinene-1-ol, carvenone, bornyl acetate, cinerone, alloaromadendrene, (E)-β-caryophyllene, α-muurolene, β-cedrene, α-cadinene, caryophyllene oxide, germacrene D[21]
Essential oilTerpenoidsThymol, borneol, carvacrol, p-cymene, δ- terpinene, camphene, spathulenol, myrcene, α-terpineol, aromadendrene, limonene, β--pinene, α-terpinene[22]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsCarvacrol, o-cymene, γ.-terpinene, α-pinene, thymol, (+)-4-carene, 4-terpineol, α-thujene, tau-cadinol, spathulenol, limonene, β-caryophyllene, and camphene[23]
Aerial partsEssential oilTerpenoidsThymol, α-pinene, β-caryophyllene, carvacrol, γ-terpinene, borneol[24]
LeavesMethanolic extractAlkaloids[25]
Alcohol extractFlavonoids+
Aqueous extractTannins+
Ethanolic extractCoumarins+
Methanolic extractTerpenoids+
Petroleum extractQuinones+
Steroids+
Aqueous extractCarotenoids+
StemsMethanolic extractAlkaloids
Alcohol extractFlavonoids+
Aqueous extractTannins+
Ethanolic extractCoumarins+
Methanolic extractTerpenoids+
Petroleum extractQuinones+
Steroids+
Aqueous extractCarotenoids+