serpyllum and T vulgaris L. are used for coughs and common cold.
Key application German Commission E approved T vulgaris for symptoms of bronchitis, whooping cough and catarrhs of the upper respiratory tracts. Also to treat stomatitis. (ESCOP.)
The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia recognizes expectorant activity of T serpyllum.
T serpyllum contains more linalool and p-cymol than Garden Thyme (T vulgaris). Major constituent of the volatile oil of both the species (high ly variable) is thymol; with carvacrol (lesser amount in T serpyllum, higher in T vulgaris), 1,8-cineole, borneol, geraniol, linalool. bornyl and linalyl acetate, thymol methyl ether and alpha-pinene.
Flavonoids include apigenin, luteolin, thymonin, naringenin; other constituents include labiatic acid, caffeic acid, tannins.
The flavonoid fraction has shown to have a potent effect on smooth muscle on guinea-pig trachea and ileum.
Thymol is expectorant and antiseptic. Thymol and carvacrol are spasmolytic. Thymol is also urinary tract antiseptic and anthelmintic.
Dosage Whole plant—3—5 g powder. (CCRAS.)
Thysanolaena agrostis Nees.
Synonym T maxima (Roxb.) Kuntze.
Family Gramineae; Poaceae. Habitat Cultivated in gardens. English Bouquet-Grass, Broom-
Grass, Tiger-Grass, Amliso. Ayurvedic Juurnaa, Juurnaahv. Folk Junaar, Pirlu.
Action Root—a decoction is used as a mouthwash during fever, also after parturition.
Tilia sp. Linn.
Family Tiliaceae.
Habitat Temperate regions of northern hemisphere. Spp. introduced into India: Tilia cordata Mill. (Himachal Pradesh at elevations of 2,100 m.) and T europaea Linn., synonym T vulgaris Hayne (Kulu, Manali and Simla).
English Small-leaved Lime or Linden and Common Lime or European Linden (respectively).
Action Flowers—nervine tonic, spasmolytic, sedative, hypotensive. An infusion is used for the treatment of hysteria and indigestion.
662 Tiliacora acuminata (Lam.) HK. f. & Thoms.
The flowers contain a volatile oil up to about 0.1% containing farnesol; flavonoids including hesperidin, quercetin, astralagin, tiliroside; phenolic acids such as chlorogenic and caffeic, tannins and mucilage (in the bract).
