Plant Details

Accepted name:: Thymus serpyllum L. [Lamiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants
Infraspecies:: 2

Thymus serpyllum subsp. serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum subsp. tanaensis (Hyl.) Jalas

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aajvayin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ajagandha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ajagandhaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ajoin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ajwain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
backtimjan	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
balam jhar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ban ajoin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ban ajwain	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
ban ajwayan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ban-ajbadan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bana-ajavaina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
banajwain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
breckland thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
breckland-garden	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bǎi lǐ xiāng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
catre	Other	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
common thyme	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
creeping thyme	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
dì huā jiāo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
dì jiāo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
eonajowan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
feldthymian	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ghra sparkay	Other	Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
haashaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
hasha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
herba serpylli	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
hillwort	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ipar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jangali pudinaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
jangli ajwain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jawain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanesh	Other	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources, N Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
lemon thyme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mother of thyme	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mother-of-thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pahari ajwain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
quendel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
quendelkraut	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
satar farsi	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
serpol	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
serpolet	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
serpylli herba	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
serpão	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
serupirumu-so	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
shān hú jiāo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shān jiāo	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
thym sauvage	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
thyme	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
thyme, wild	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
thymus serpyllum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
tim'jan polzučij	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
timi	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tomilho	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tomillo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
van ajvayin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanayavaani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vieras	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
wild thyme	Other	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
yabani kekik	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
ze3ter	Other	Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
čabarec	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
čabarok	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
čabor	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
вepac	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
чaбapoк	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
чaбapэц	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
чaбop	Other	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
地椒	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
地花椒	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
山椒	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
山胡椒	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
百里香	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowering aerial parts		British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
flowering tops, leaf		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
Folium		Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
Whole plant, Leaves, Flower		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
whole shoot system		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Whole plant		Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources, N Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
Whole plant		Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
whole plant		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
aerial parts		Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
aerial parts	whole or cut, dried, flowering aerial parts	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
flowering aerial parts	whole or cut, dried, flowering aerial parts	European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
leaf	essential oil	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
flowering top	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
flowering aerial parts	Whole or cut, dried, flowering aerial parts	European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Origanum serpyllum (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 528 (1891).
Serpyllum vulgare Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 133 (1869).
Thymus campestris Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 85 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Thymus serphyllum	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Thymus serphyllum L	Ethnobot. of Pl. Resources, N Pakistan (Sher & Hussain, 2009)
Thymus serphyllum L.	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Thymus serpillum L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Thymus serpyllum	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Herbal Sector of Serbia (Stevanovic, 2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. in Russia & C Asia (Mamedov et al., 2004) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Weeds & Med. Pl. of Shawar Valley, Pakistan (Islam et al., 2006)
Thymus serpyllum L.	British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011) Ethnobot. in W Granada Province, Spain (Benítez et al., 2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. in the Medit.: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Sustainab. of Ethno-Med. Uses, N Pakistan (Adnan et al., 2006) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Thymus serpyllum L. (s.l.)	Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
Thymus serpyllum L.s.l.	British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
Thymus serpyllum Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Thymus serpyllum Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)

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