Lagoecia
| Lagoecia | |
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| Lagoecia cuminoides botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Pyramidoptereae |
| Genus: | Lagoecia L. |
| Species: | L. cuminoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Lagoecia cuminoides | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lagoecia, wild cumin, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It has only one species, Lagoecia cuminoides, native to the Mediterranean region and as far east as Iran. Its essential oil contains 72.83–94.76% thymol, quite a bit more than thyme (Thymus vulgaris), which has a thymol content of approximately 47.59%.
References
- ↑ Sp. Pl.: 203 (1753)
- 1 2 "Lagoecia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ↑ Baser, K. H.C.; Tümen, G. (1994). "Composition of the Essential Oil of Lagoecia cuminoides L. from Turkey". Journal of Essential Oil Research. 6 (5): 545–546. doi:10.1080/10412905.1994.9698448.
- ↑ Salehi, Bahare; Mishra, Abhay Prakash; Shukla, Ila; Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi; Contreras, María del Mar; Segura-Carretero, Antonio; Fathi, Hannane; Nasrabadi, Nafiseh Nasri; Kobarfard, Farzad; Sharifi-Rad, Javad (2018). "Thymol, thyme, and other plant sources: Health and potential uses". Phytotherapy Research. 32 (9): 1688–1706. doi:10.1002/ptr.6109. PMID 29785774. S2CID 29164194.
- ↑ Borugă, O.; Jianu, C.; Mişcă, C.; Goleţ, I.; Gruia, A. T.; Horhat, F. G. (2014). "Thymus vulgaris essential oil: chemical composition and antimicrobial activity". Journal of Medicine and Life. 7 Spec No. 3 (Spec Iss 3): 56–60. ISSN 1844-3117. PMC 4391421. PMID 25870697.