QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THYMUS FALLAX ESSENTIAL OIL IN TWO HABITATS OF EAST AZARBAIJAN PROVINCE OF IRAN
ABSTRACT Essential oil analysis of Thymus fallax Fisch.&C.A.Mey for the first time was conducted in East Azerbaijan province in this study. The results show that quantitative oil yields between 0.53% to 0.91% respect to dry samples weight. Thymol (41.43 - 61.14 %), borneol (3.89 - 7.01 %), carvacrol (3.88- 6.5 %) and p-cymen (4.58 - 6 %) are the main compounds of essential oil in both sites.Keywords: Thymus fallax, essential oil, thymol, borneol, p-cymen