- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Labiatae
- English Names
- Serpolet
- Mother-of-Thyme
- Brotherwort
- Wild Thyme
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- especially Mediterranean countries
- Asia Minor
- Algeria
- Tunis
- Persia
- Central Asia
- Part(s) Used
- Herba Serpylli
- Oleum Serpylli
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil (cymol)
- tanin
- resin
- gum
- saponin
- acids
- salts
- bitter principle
- Action
- herb: nervine
- sedative
- stomachic
- expectorant
- depurative
- antispasmodic
- emmenagogue
- stimulating tonic
- diuretic
- carminative
- antiseptic
- cordial
- vermifuge
- astringent; used in respiratory diseases; oil: aromatic. P. S. The variety Thymus citriodorus (which has a lemon-like smell) occurs mainly in Southern France
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