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Internal ID UUID643fef579901d980982428
Scientific name Thymus syriacus
Authority Boiss.
First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 12: 47 (1853)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Thymus densus Čelak. Flora 66(10): 151 (-152). 1883 [1 Apr 1883]
Origanum syriacum (Boiss.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 528 (1891)

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Arabic زعتر سوري
Russian тимьян сирийский

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Thymus syriacus var. edentatus Jalas Fl. Iranica 150: 536 (1982)
Thymus syriacus var. syriacus Unknown

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000324867
Tropicos 100268090
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:461706-1
The Plant List kew-205564
Open Tree Of Life 5801260
NCBI Taxonomy 1885668
IPNI 461706-1
iNaturalist 1091354
GBIF 7306595

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Effect of addition of Syrian thyme (Thymus syriacus) on physiochemical and sensory quality of Sudanese Mudaffara cheese during storage El gabali TM, Jadain OA, El Zubeir IE J Food Sci Technol 02-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9716158
doi:10.1007/s13197-022-05634-7
PMID:36474963
Traditional medicines and their common uses in central region of Syria: Hama and Homs – an ethnomedicinal survey Khatib C, Nattouf A, Hasan Agha MI Pharm Biol 24-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8231352
doi:10.1080/13880209.2021.1936078
PMID:34165371
Origanum syriacum L. (Za’atar), from Raw to Go: A Review Alwafa RA, Mudalal S, Mauriello G Plants (Basel) 17-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8156404
doi:10.3390/plants10051001
PMID:34067806
A review of medicinal plant of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as source in tuberculosis drug discovery Dehyab AS, Bakar MF, AlOmar MK, Sabran SF Saudi J Biol Sci 10-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7451596
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.07.007
PMID:32884430
Anti-Candida Activity of Essential Oils from Lamiaceae Plants from the Mediterranean Area and the Middle East Potente G, Bonvicini F, Gentilomi GA, Antognoni F Antibiotics (Basel) 09-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7400371
doi:10.3390/antibiotics9070395
PMID:32660009
Antimicrobial Activity of Polyphenols and Alkaloids in Middle Eastern Plants Othman L, Sleiman A, Abdel-Massih RM Front Microbiol 15-May-2019
PMCID:PMC6529554
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.00911
PMID:31156565
Anti-Brucella activity of Caryopteris mongolica Bunge root extract against Brucella melitensis infection in mice N T, B N, O O, D D, J B BMC Complement Altern Med 03-May-2018
PMCID:PMC5934838
doi:10.1186/s12906-018-2220-y
PMID:29724202
The antibacterial and antifungal activity of six essential oils and their cyto/genotoxicity to human HEL 12469 cells Puškárová A, Bučková M, Kraková L, Pangallo D, Kozics K Sci Rep 15-Aug-2017
PMCID:PMC5557807
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-08673-9
PMID:28811611
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Several Plant Extracts and Oils against Some Gram-Negative Bacteria Al-Mariri A, Safi M Iran J Med Sci 01-Jan-2014
PMCID:PMC3895893
PMID:24453392
Antibacterial Activity of Thymus Syriacus Boiss Essential Oil and Its Components against Some Syrian Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolates Al-Mariri A, Swied G, Oda A, Al Hallab L Iran J Med Sci 01-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC3771221
PMID:24031109
The Antibacterial Activity of Selected Labiatae (Lamiaceae) Essential Oils against Brucella melitensis Al-Mariri A, Safi M Iran J Med Sci 01-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC3642944
PMID:23645957

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