PHARMACO-BOTANICAL RESEARCH CONCERNING THE UTILITY OF THE LOCAL SPECIES THYMUS ALPESTRIS Tausch ex. A. Kerner. NOTE II. PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDY.
MARIANA PAVEL, VALERIA RĂDULESCU, CERASELA ELENA GÎRD, LIGIA-ELENA DUŢU, MIHAELA GHICA
University of Medicine and Pharmacy ,,Carol Davila“,
Faculty of Pharmacy, 6 Traian Vuia Street, Bucharest

Abstract:

Thymus alpestris Tausch ex. A.Kerner is a local species from the Romanian mountains and there are no data about its phytochemical, botanical and pharmacological aspects.
In the vegetal product Thymi alpestris herba were identified phenolic derivatives, flavones, anthocyanins, proanthocyanins, condensed tannin, sterolic saponins, carotenoids, aminoacids and sterols. A content of 0.380-0.410 g % (m/m) flavones, 0.095-0.107 g % (m/m) carotenoids, 7.622-7.884 g % (m/m) phenolic derivatives and 0.72-0.76 mL essential oil in 100 g vegetal product was determined. Essential oil chemical composition was determined by GC-MS technique. The following active chemical constituents were identified: carvacrol (47.74%), γ-terpinene (10.82%), aromadendrene (10.64%) and p-cymene (4.88%).

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