Plant Details

Accepted name:: Thymus zygis L. [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Thymus zygis subsp. sylvestris (Hoffmanns. & Link) Cout.

Thymus zygis subsp. zygis

Thymus zygis subsp. gracilis (Boiss.) R.Morales

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
common thyme	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
farigola	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
french thyme	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
garden thyme	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
herba thymi	Other, Pharmaceutical	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
herba timi	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
iarbă de cimbru	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
kakukkfű	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
liivatee ürt	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
mother of thyme	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
oil of thyme containing thymol, spanish type	Other	ISO Catalogue (2009)
oleoresin thyme	Other	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
red thyme	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
rubbed thyme	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sauce thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spanish thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ten	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thick leaf thyme	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thym	Other	Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thym (parties aériennes de)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
thym, type espagne	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
thyme	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) ISO Catalogue (2009) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thyme essential oil	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., aeth. (2009)
thyme oil	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., aeth. (2009) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
thyme oil, thymol type	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
thyme, spanish type	Other	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
thymi aetheroleum	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., aeth. (2009) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
thymi herba	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
thymi typo thymolo aetheroleum	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
thymian	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
thymiankraut	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
tijm	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
time	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
timi	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
timian	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
timiānu laksti	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
timjami	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
timjan	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
timo parti aeree	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
timu	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
tomilho	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
tomillo	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
tomillo partes aéreas de	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
tomillo, aceite esencial	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
tomillo, parte aérea	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
tymianová vňať	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
tymiánová nať	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
vaistinių čiobrelių žolė	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
white thyme	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
za'ater	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
za’ater	Other	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010)
zel vrtne materine dušice	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
ziele tymianku	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
πόα θύμου	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
мащерка, стрък	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf, flower		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
flowering tops, leaf		Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
aetheroleum		EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., aeth. (2009)
herba		EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010)
Flowering top, leaf		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
flowering plant		Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018)
leaf and flower	dried leaf and flowering tops	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
flower, leaf	whole leaves and flowers	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
whole plant, flowering	semisolid	Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008)
flower, leaf	whole leaves and flowers separated from the previously dried stems	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
	oil	ISO Catalogue (2009)
flowering top	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
leaves, flowering tops, inflorescence	dried leaves, dried flowering tops, dried inflorescence	WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010)
leaf, flower	Whole leaves and flowers separated from the previously dried stems	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
hojas y flores enteras, separadas de los tallos previamente secos		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Origanum zygis (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 528 (1891).
Thymus angustifolius Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 86 (1796), nom. superfl.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Thymus Zygis L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Thymus zygis	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Thymus zygis (Loefl.) L.	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) ISO Catalogue (2009)
Thymus zygis L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., herb. & Primula spp. rad. (2010) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) Food Chemicals Codex, 11th edn. (USP, 2018) Food Chemicals Codex, 6th edn. (USP, 2008) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monog. on Med. Pl. in New. Ind. States (2010) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Thymus zygis Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Thymus zygis Loefl. ex L.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) EMA Com. Monog.: Thymus spp., aeth. (2009) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)

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