Essential Oil Composition of Thymus vulgaris L.

This study was carried out at the research field of Tarbiat Modares University, Peykan Shahr, Tehran to determine the changes in the chemical compositions of essential oil of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) at full flowering stage. The essential oils of the aerial parts were extracted by hydrodistillation method using Clevenger apparatus, and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The main constituents of the EO were thymol and β-Cymene.