Table 1.

Summary of the ethnomedicinal uses of Thymus vulgaris L.

Ethnomedicinal Use	Part of the Plant	Palnt Material	Mode of Application	References
Treatment of poisoning	Aerial parts/stem/leaves	Dried whole plant/water extract	Oral, Topical	[8]
Disinfection and wound healing	Aerial parts/stem/leaves	Dried whole plant/vapours, water extract	Topical	[8]
Plague-blistered skin, Acne, oily skin, dermatitis	Aerial parts/stem/leaves	Water extract, volatile oil	Topical	[9, 18]
Treatment of foodborne illnesses	Aerial parts/stem/leaves	Dried whole plant/Water extract	Oral	[10]
Asthma, bronchitis, whooping cough, pharyngitis	Aerial parts/stem/Leaves	Water extract	Oral	[37]
Cough, cold and sore throat	Aerial parts/stem/Leaves/Flower shoots	Water extract	Oral	[37]
Intestinal worms	Aerial parts/stem/Leaves	Dried whole plant/water extract	Oral	[37]
Rheumatic aches, body pain and sciatica	Aerial parts/stem/Leaves	Volatile oil	Topical	[17]
Emphysema, sedative, anthelmintic, antifungal, antispasmodic, diuretic	Not defined	Not defined	Not defined	[41]
Skin infections, high blood pressure, heart problems, fluid retention, cystitis, digestive system disorders, rheumatism and arthritis	Flower shoots	Not defined	Not defined	[38]