By combination of gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectral computer analysis it was possible to isolate 60 constituents of the essential oil of Thymus capitatus; 55 of these compounds could be identified. The main components are carvacrol, thymol and their isomers, as well as myrcene, α-terpinene and p-cy-mene. Key Word Index Thymus capitatus - Labiatae - Essential Oil - Monoterpenes - Sesquiterpenes - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectral Analysis.
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Vassilios P. Papageorgiou (1980) studied this question.