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Non-scientific name:

mother of thyme

3 Accepted name(s) for "mother of thyme":

Accepted name
Thymus serpyllum L.
Thymus vulgaris L.
Thymus zygis L.

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Thymus serpyllum L. Thymus serpyllum L. Thymus serpyllum L.
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) Thymus vulgaris L. Thymus vulgaris L. Thymus vulgaris L. dried leaf and flowering tops leaf and flower
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) Thymus zygis L. Thymus zygis L. Thymus zygis L. dried leaf and flowering tops leaf and flower

24 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "mother of thyme":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
breckland thyme Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
common thyme Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
creeping thyme Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
farigola Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
garden thyme Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
herba thymi Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
herba thymi Pharmaceutical WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
herba timi Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hillwort Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mother-of-thyme Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
red thyme Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
rubbed thyme Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
serpolet Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
serpylli herba Pharmaceutical U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ten Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thick leaf thyme Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thym Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thyme Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thymian Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thymus serpyllum Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
time Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
timi Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
tomillo Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
wild thyme Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
za'ater Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)