Kekik

At a glance

Origin / distribution: CH, FR, SE

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE, BETA-BISABOLENE, BETA-BOURBONENE, BUTYL-ACETATE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Thymus longicaulis

Common names: Kekik, Tas Kekik, Langstaengeliger Thymian, Langstengliger Thymian, Mediterranean creeping thyme, Thym a longues tiges, Thym à longues tiges, Thym à longues tiges, Thym à tiges longues, Serpolet à longues tiges, Thym à tiges longues, Timo a fusti allungati, Timo con fascetti, kaskadtimjan, дългостъблена мащерка

History

The source record documents this plant in CH, FR, SE.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• CH
• FR
• SE

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity and Acute Oral Toxicity of <i>Thymus longicaulis</i> subsp. <i>chaubardii</i> (Rchb.f.) Jalas. · 2025 source ↗
• Influence of seasonal variation on Thymus longicaulis C. Presl chemical composition and its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. · 2014 source ↗
• Essential oil composition and antioxidant activity of Thymus longicaulis C. Presl subsp. longicaulis var. longicaulis. · 2010 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
• BETA-BISABOLENE
• BETA-BOURBONENE
• BUTYL-ACETATE
• ALPHA-CADINENE
• CARVACROL
• BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
• 1,8-CINEOLE
• CUMIN-ALCOHOL
• CUMINALDEHYDE
• P-CYMENE
• P-CYMEN-8-OL
• TRANS-DIHYDROCARVONE
• 1-DODECANOL
• ALPHA-ELEMENE
• EO

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.