Sortenabhängige Variabilität von sekundären Pflanzenstoffegehalt im Quendel (Thymus serpyllum L.)

Abstract

The quality of medicinal raw materials is determined by the content of pharmacologically significant compounds. Chemical composition of some medicinal plant species is relatively constant. However, some species, in particular, creeping thyme are characterized by great chemical polymorphism. Nowadays creeping thyme is collected from nature in Russia. There are many varieties that can be used not only in cookery, but also as a medicine. The article presents the comparative study of the essential oil content and component composition, the total content of polyphenols, tannins and flavonoids in the raw materials of three varieties and one wild population of Thymus serpyllum L. The results of the essential oil composition study suggest that the wild population from VILAR and varieties 'Purpurnovioletovij’ and ‘Variegata’ belong to the species Thymus serpyllum L., while the variety ‘Picantny’ probably is a hybrid.

Keywords

• thymus serpyllum l.
• essential oil
• component composition
• polyphenols
• flavonoid
• tannins