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Chemical Compounds of Thyme as a Medicinal Herb in the Mountainous Areas of Iran

Arzani H, Motamedi and Arzani

Information from chemical component of medicine plants help landholders to use their property as multiple use to raise their income for sustainable utilization. Also society will become aware from benefits of range species. In this research chemical component of Thymus species including Thymus kotschyanus, Thymus fedtschenkoi, Thymus daenensis, Thymus transcaspicus was investigated in 7 mountainous regions during three phenological stages of vegetative, flowering and maturity (seeding). Samples were collected from three replicate (5 individual plants for each). Then nitrogen percentage and acid detergent fiber were measured in laboratory to calculate metabolizable energy and protein in terms of animal nutrition. The chemical compounds of essential oil in these spices were evaluated by GC and GC/MS system. According to the results plants are palatable for livestock during vegetative and flowering period and are desirable as medicine during maturity stage. They have essences, alkaloids, tenants, nitrate and glycosides. So they can be used in multiple purpose of grazing and human requirement to raise landholder’s income.