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Ingredient
herb used for culinary or medicinal purposes, part of Thymus serpyllum (use Q147251 for the taxon)
herb used for culinary or medicinal purposes, part of Thymus serpyllum (use Q147251 for the taxon)
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“fractions of the essential oils that contain hydrocarbon compounds (CH fractions) only show antioxidant activity in the TBARS assay”
hydrocarbon-containing fractions of wild thyme essential oil → show → antioxidant activity
“Thyme and wild thyme essential oils exhibit significant in vitro antioxidant activity”
wild thyme essential oil → exhibits → antioxidant activity
“Pharmacological studies, including in vitro and in vivo research, alongside a limited number of clinical trials, have investigated extracts of Thymus serpyllum, although these extracts are often phytochemically poorly characterized in different experimental protocols and models. These studies have demonstrated a range of therapeutic effects, such as antimicrobial (notably the essential oil) and anti-inflammatory.”
wild thyme → has → therapeutic effects
“The essential oil extracted from wild thyme is particularly noteworthy, being used extensively in the food industry as a flavoring agent and preservative.”
wild thyme → is used as → flavoring agent and preservative
“These studies have demonstrated a range of therapeutic effects, such as antimicrobial (notably the essential oil) and anti-inflammatory, as well as its preventative health benefits and nutritional value of wild thyme.”
wild thyme → has → preventative health benefits