Table 3.

Essential oils content of Thymus serpyllum.

Essential oil metabolites	Chemical class	% [GC area]	References
	Monoterpene phenols	Σ 9.0–82	(32, 77)
Carvacrol		2.1–80	(77, 78)
Thymol		1.0–16	(77, 78)
	Monoterpene alcohols		(77)
Linalool		0.8–28	(77, 78)
Terpinen-4-ol		0.4–3.7	(77, 78)
Borneol		≤ 4.1	(77, 78)
α-Terpineol		≤ 17	(77, 78)
Geraniol		≤ 12	(77, 78)
Geranyl acetate	Monoterpene ester	≤ 6.8	(77, 78)
	Monoterpenes		(77)
β-Myrcene		0.3-5.4	(77, 78)
γ-Terpinene		2.7-17	(77, 78)
p-Cymen		3.6-28	(32, 77)
1,8-Cineole	Monoterpene oxides	≤ 2.0	(77, 78)
Camphor	Monoterpene ketone	≤ 2.0	(32, 77)
	Monoterpene phenol ethers		(32, 77)
Carvacrol methyl ether		≤ 1.2	(77, 78)
Thymol methyl ether		≤ 2.3	(77, 78)
β-Caryophyllene	Sesquiterpene	0.1-4.7	(77, 78)