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Physician's Materia Medica on Thyme
THYMETHYMU
The leaves of THYMUs VULGARIs, Lin. Carminative, antispasmodic, emmenagogue. antiseptic. The active constituent is the volatile oil. See Thymol.1
The leaves of THYMUs VULGARIs, Lin. Carminative, antispasmodic, emmenagogue. antiseptic. The active constituent is the volatile oil. See Thymol.1
THYMOL
A camphor-like substance; (phenol) obtained from the oil of THYME, and other essential oils. Antiseptic, antizymotic. Used internally in typhoid fever and as an intestinal antiseptic; locally for its antiseptic actioin. Dose, 0.06 to 0.30 Grm. (1 to 5 grs.).1
A camphor-like substance; (phenol) obtained from the oil of THYME, and other essential oils. Antiseptic, antizymotic. Used internally in typhoid fever and as an intestinal antiseptic; locally for its antiseptic actioin. Dose, 0.06 to 0.30 Grm. (1 to 5 grs.).1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.