Description and references
Volatile oil distilled from flowering plant Thymus vulgaris L., Labiatae. Constit. 20-40%
by vol of thymol and carvacrol; cymene, pinene, linalool, bornyl acetate.
Properties
Colorless to reddish-brown liq; pleasant thymol
odor; sharp taste. d2525 0.894-0.930. αD25 <-4°. nD20 1.4830-1.5100. Very slightly sol in water; sol in
2 vols 80% alcohol. Keep well closed, cool
and protected from light.Note
Often misnamed “oil of origanum.”Therapeutic Category
Rubefacient, counterirritant, antiseptic, carminative.