Nees.
Synonym: T. maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze.
Family: Gramineae; Poaceae.
Habitat: Cultivated in gardens.
English: Bouquet-Grass, Broom- Grass, Tiger-Grass, Amliso.
Ayurvedic: Juurnaa, Juurnaahv.
Folk: Junaar, Pirlu.
Action: Root—a decoction is used as a mouthwash during fever, also after parturition.
Linn.
Family: Labiatae; Lamiaceae.
Habitat: Native to North America; also found in temperate Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal; grown in gardens in western India.
English: Mother-of-thyme, Wild Thyme. Thymus vulgaris (Garden Thyme) is found in the Nilgiris at higher elevations.
Ayurvedic: Ajagandhaa, Vana- Yavaani. (Not to be confused with Yavaani, Ajmodaa, Shataahvaa, Raajikaa and Tilaparni.)
Unani: Haashaa, Jangali Pudinaa. Thysanolaena agrostis Nees.
Action: Antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antispasmodic, mild sedative, expectorant. T. serpyllum and T. vulgaris L. are used for coughs and common cold.
Key application: German Commission E approved T. vulgaris for symptoms of bronchitis, whooping cough and catarrhs of the upper respiratory tracts. Also to treat stomatitis. (ESCOP.)The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia recognizes expectorant activity of T. serpyllum.T. serpyllum contains more linalool and p-cymol than Garden Thyme (T. vulgaris). Major constituent of the volatile oil of both the species (highly variable) is thymol; with carvacrol (lesser amount in T. serpyllum, higher in T. vulgaris), 1,8-cineole, borneol, geraniol, linalool. bornyl and lina- lyl acetate, thymol methyl ether and alpha-pinene.Flavonoids include apigenin, lute- olin, thymonin, naringenin; other constituents include labiatic acid, caffeic acid, tannins.The flavonoid fraction has shown to have a potent effect on smooth muscle on guinea-pig trachea and ileum.Thymol is expectorant and antiseptic. Thymol and carvacrol are spasmolytic. Thymol is also urinary tract antiseptic and anthelmintic.
Dosage: Whole plant—3–5 g powder. (CCRAS.)... thymus serpyllum
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