Thyme essential oil (Thymus serpilum)

 

Appearance  transprent fluid  
Colour yellow brown   
Odor  specific, of thyme  
Relative density, g/cm3 from 0,820 to 0,961  
Refractive index (20 °C) from 1,4720 to 1,5110  
Optical rotation (20 °C), °C from -21,0 to +15,0  
Acid value, mg KOH/g not more than 10,3  
Contents of phenols, % from 10,0 to 74,0  

 

Therapeutic Properties:
The therapeutic properties of thyme oil are antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, bechic, cardiac, carminative, cicatrisant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, hypertensive, insecticide, stimulant, tonic and vermifuge.