Prepared by

1. Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed. (131)

2. Mohamed Naser Mekhemer (132)
3. Mohamed Yousuf Abdullah. (133)
4. Mahmoud Ahmed rzk Abdullah (134)
5. Mahmoud elsayed Nasr. (135)
6. Mahmoud elshahat Abd elalim mohamed( 136 )
7. Mahmoud abdalhamed Ebrahim (137)
8. Mahmoud Azab Emam (138)
9. Mahmoud Hashem Awad. (139)
10. Mostafa Elshenawy Morsi (140)

Dr: Fahd Mohamed Amin

(Ph. D)

3rd year student, Faculty of pharmacy, Al-Azhar university Assiut Branch.

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 Thymol oil and it's application in pharmacy
Abstract

Thymol (C10H14O) is a monoterpene which is considered a phenolic component and is

present in many vegetableoils. Thymol is an aromatic essence which is known as disinfectant
in traditional medicin
Thymol is a medicinal, plant-based component withpleasant taste and smell and is found in
many medicinal plants including Thymus vulgaris, and Carum copticum.Because it is
inexpensive and exerts pharmaceutically peerless effects, it could be used to heal many of
we can . the diseasesand may be commercially available in different countries in the future
extract this essential oil from several plants, like Thymus hyemalis, Thymus glandulosus,
Thymus zygis, Thymus vulgaris, Origanum dictamnus, Monarda fistulosa, Origanum
vulgare, Origanum onites and Origanum compactum, as reported by Bouchra et al. (2003),
Liolios et al. (2009), Ozkan et al. (2009) and Figiel et al. (2010). Furthermore, the North
American wildflowers and bee balms Monarda didyma are natural sources of thymol
essential oil. (1)

Keywords

Medicinal plants, Thymol,Thymus, thyme, essential oil

Introduction

Thymol, 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol, is a natural monoterpene found in some herbal plants

and essential oils (EOs). Nearly, it is one-third of oil from Trachyspermum copticum and
seven per cent of phenolic compounds of oil extracted from Coleus aromaticus (Dutta1959).
Fachini-Queiroz et al. (2012) reported that thyme is the foremost source of thymol and found
primarily in the western Mediterranean region of Europe. This plant was used for their
antifungal, antispasmodic, antiseptic, carminative, expectorant, sedative, antivirotic,
antihelminthic, antioxidative, diaphoretic and antimicrobial impacts.,
(2)

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 Student contribution

Student Name Student Contribution

Number
1..Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed. 131 • Abstract
2..Mohamed Naser Mekhemer • Introduction
132 • Result and discussion
(extraction )
3.Mohamed Yousuf Abdullah. 133. Result and discussion
4.Mahmoud Ahmed rzk Abdullah 134 • Chemical composition
5. Mahmoud elsayed Nasr. 135 • Biological activity
6.Mahmoud elshahat Abd elhalim 136 Result and discussion
mohamed • Adverse effects
7.Mahmoud abdalhamed Ebrahim 137 • Contraindications
• Drug interactions
8. Mahmoud Azab Emam 138 • .drug available in Egyptian
9. Mahmoud Hashem Awad. 139 marketing
10.Mostafa Elshenawy Morsi 140 • Conclusion

Communication 1.Mohamed Naser Mekhemer

2.Mahmoud Ahmed rzk Abdullah
3.Mahmoud Azab Emam
4.Mahmoud elsayed Nasr.

Linguistic review .1.MahmoudelshahatAbdelhalim mohamed

2.Mahmoud abdalhamed Ebrahim

General review and adding 1.Mohamed Yousuf Abdullah.

references 2.Mostafa Elshenawy Morsi

Writing abstract, introduction and 1. Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed.

conclusion 2. Mohamed Naser Mekhemer
3. Mahmoud Azab Emam
4. Mahmoud Hashem Awad.