AMEA Botanika Ġnstitutunun elmi əsərləri, 2015-ci il, XXXV cild
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EVALUATION OF PHOTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF THE THYMUS VULGARIS L. Rahim Alimohammadi,
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Azita Rakhshandejo
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, Shiva H. Asbaghian
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, E.N. Novruzov
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) is a perennial sub shrub medicinal plant longing to the Lamiaceae family. The study for evaluation of photochemical and antioxidant properties of Thyme before and flowering stages the aerial parts were collected from Ghaflan kouh and Bozghoosh regions of Miyaneh from East Azerbaijan province in 2014. Then air-dried flowering stems of the plant were submitted to hydro distillation using a Clevenger-type apparatus according to the method recommended in British Pharmacopoeia. The essential oil was analyzed by combination of GC-FID and GC-MS. The total yields of oils based on dry weight were 2.25%, 2.00% and 2.50% (w/w) from Ghaflan kouh and 1.50%, 1.40% and 2.00% (w/w) from Bozghoosh, respectively. Thirty, Eighteen and Thirty-one compounds were identified from Ghaflan kouh and Bozghoosh regions, respectively among which thymol, Bronol and p-cymene have been the three major and common constituents and also had high concentrations. With respect to essential oil and valuable phonetic compound in Ghaflan kouh specimen, it is suggested for medicinal applications .