TABLE 2.

Uses of Thymus vulgaris in traditional medicine.

Medical properties	Plant part/plant preparation	Type of study	Place	Reference
Traditional uses
Respiratory tract
Cough, Asthma	Powder syrup	In vivo	Ardabil, Iran	Eskandarpour et al. (2024)
Pneumonia and Atelectasis	Essential oil	In vivo	Sari, Iran	Ghahremani Chabok et al. (2021)
SARS‐CoV‐2	Essential oil	In vivo	Zanjan, Iran	Sardari et al. (2021)
COVID‐19	Leaves dry powder	In vivo	Cameroon	Yiagnigni Mfopou et al. (2021)
Acute pneumonitis	Aerial parts	In vivo	Pécs, Hungary	Csikós et al. (2020)
Acute bronchitis	Dry extracts	In vitro/In vivo	Germany	Seibel et al. (2018)
Nervous system
Analgesic activity/motor impairment	Aerial parts/thyme tincture and syrup	In vivo	Serbia	Rašković et al. (2021)
Alzheimer's disease	Essential oil	In vivo	Romania	Capatina et al. (2020)
Encephalomyelitis/Multiple sclerosis (MS)	Aerial parts	In vivo	Iran	Mahmoodi et al. (2019)
Cardiovascular system
Hyperlipidemia	Leaves dry powder	In vivo	India	Ghai and Saraswat (2023)
Coronary angiogenesis	Not defined	In vivo	—	Roshankhah et al. (2020)
Hyperlipidemia	Leaves dry powder	In vivo	Iran	KoohiHosseinabadi et al. (2015)
Anxiety	Dry extracts	In vivo	Iran	Shaban et al. (2015)
Digestive system
Gastrointestinal disorders	Leaves dry powder	In vivo	Tunisia	Rtibi et al. (2019)
Ulcer and ulcerative colitis	Essential oil	In vivo	Egypt	Hamed et al. (2022)
Intestinal diseases	Essential oil	In vivo	Peru	Rojas Armas et al. (2019)
Others
Diuretic properties	Aerial parts	In vitro/In vivo	Romania	Babotă et al. (2023)
Emphysema	Essential oil	In vivo	Sari, Iran	Ghahremani Chabok et al. (2021)
COPD	Dry extracts	In vitro	Italy	Nabissi et al. (2018)